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In 1949, the Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (DFK; German Association for Free Body Culture) was founded. Today, it is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) with special tasks for popular sports in nude recreation and is the largest member of the International Naturist Federation (INF).
Richard Ungewitter (December 18, 1869 in Artern, Province of Saxony – December 17, 1958 in Stuttgart) was a German naturist and pioneer of the Freikörperkultur (free body culture) movement and one of its first organizers. There was a völkisch element in Ungewitter's ideas.
The rules of the federation limit membership to one national society. To by-pass this rule, the French and English-speaking Canadian societies formed a partnership for the purpose of participating in the INF. Some federations have independent youth organisations which are currently not affiliated to the INF directly. On European level, youth ...
In the body culture (Körperkultur), it aimed to provide people with plenty of fresh air and sun to compensate for the effects of industrialization and urbanization. Some areas of the Lebensreform movement, such as naturopathy or vegetarianism , were organized in associations and enjoyed great popularity, as reflected in their membership numbers.
Body culture studies describe and compare bodily practice in the larger context of culture and society, i.e. in the tradition of anthropology, history and sociology. As body culture studies analyse culture and society in terms of human bodily practices, they are sometimes viewed as a form of materialist phenomenology .
Costco installed ID scanners at more than half of its US warehouses and says the system is working. CEO Ron Vachris said the devices help things run more smoothly — for the company and its ...
America Ferrera rose to stardom at just 17, but these days, the Barbie star, now 39, is looking to shed the expectations that Hollywood has placed upon her. In Elle's 2023 Women in Hollywood issue ...
American Genetic Association; American Negro Academy; American Pie Council; American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies; American Society of African Culture; American Society of Animal Science; American Society of Media Photographers; American Vegan Society; American Women's Voluntary Services; Anglers' Club of New York; Armor Modeling and ...