Does this count?
"Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women's bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? Should a scantily clad woman, or a promiscuous one, be worth less than a fully covered woman, or a chaste one? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests - using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message.
In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women's bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women. Illustrating the swinging pendulum of bodily modesty through the ages, she takes us on a journey from the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Babylon, through the birth of Christianity and Islam, to the lax morals of the medieval period and the bawdiness of Chaucer and Shakespeare; to the clampdowns of the Puritans and later the Victorians and, more recently, to the re-veiling of the Middle East and the purity pledges of modern-day America. She ends with a plea: feminists must unite to challenge the repression of the female body, as only then can women be truly free.
The Author
Victoria Bateman has taught at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, where she is a Fellow in Economics. She is the resident Economic Historian on BBC Radio 4’s Understand: The Economy, and is perhaps most (in)famous for her naked protests and appearances, including on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and at the Royal Economic Society annual conference. Victoria is a champion of women’s bodily freedom and, in her own words, her new book – Naked Feminism: Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty – represents “the combined force of body and brain,challenging the very thing that restricts women’s freedom across the world: the cult of female modesty. Find out more about Victoria and her book at NakedFeminism.com and vnbateman.com.
The Event
Please note, Victoria will be speaking at this event naked. Entry to the event closes at 7:15pm." (emphasis added!)
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