Levine Philippa
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Vic Stud. 2008 Winter;50(2):189-219. doi: 10.2979/vic.2008.50.2.189.
The politics and aesthetics of nakedness was, for Victorians, both complex and slippery, the result of ambivalent nineteenth-century attitudes toward the unclothed body. This essay argues that such vexed attitudes about nudity and nakedness in Victorian Britain cannot fully be comprehended without reference to the experience of empire. Colonialism's seemingly timeless fascination with indigenous undress provoked a number of questions about human difference, evolution, and the nature of civilization. Analyzing different readings of nakedness in the worlds of science (especially anthropology), high art, and popular culture, this essay examines the enduring association between savagery and the lack of clothing.
对于维多利亚时代的人来说，裸体的政治与美学既复杂又难以捉摸，这是19世纪人们对裸体身体矛盾态度的结果。本文认为，如果不参考帝国的经历，就无法完全理解维多利亚时代英国对裸体和赤身露体的这种纠结态度。殖民主义对本土人赤身露体看似永恒的痴迷引发了一系列关于人类差异、进化和文明本质的问题。通过分析科学领域（尤其是人类学）、高雅艺术和大众文化中对裸体的不同解读，本文探讨了野蛮与缺乏衣物之间持久的联系。
