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Sylvain Villaret is a PhD and associate professor at Le Mans University. He’s a member of the TEMOS – CNRS laboratory. He has published books on naturism and on sports press, together with a number of articles on physical education in 19th and 20th centuries. His current research focuses on the history of the municipal sports policies.
Naturism is based on the practice of collective nudity. That’s why it has long appeared to be part of a deviance, of an abnormality. In the 19th century, as in the beginning ...
