The Fat Studies Reader / / ed. by Sondra Solovay, Esther Rothblum.

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• MitwirkendeR: Aldebaran,,; Aphramor, Lucy,; Asbill, D. Lacy,; Attig, Derek,; Bergman, S. Bear,; Bernstein, Beth,; Boero, Natalie,; Burgard, Deb,; Burns-Ardolino, Wendy A.,; Cooper, Charlotte,; Dykewomon, Elana,; Ellison, Jenny,; Ernsberger, Paul,; Escalera, Elena Andrea,; Farrell, Amy,; Fisanick, Christina,; Fraser, Laura,; Frater, Lara,; Freespirit, Judy,; Gaesser, Glenn,; Gailey, Jeannine,; Gingras, Jacqui,; Giovanelli, Dina,; Guthman, Julie,; Hetrick, Ashley,; Huff, Joyce L.,; Isono, Maho,; Jennings, Laura,; Jester, JuliaGrace,; Koppelman, Susan,; Krehbiel, Michelle,; LeBesco, Kathleen,; Levy-Navarro, Elena,; Lian, Lee Ee,; Loewy, Michael I.,; Lyons, Pat,; McAllister, Heather,; McCrossin, Julia,; Mendoza, Katharina R.,; Ostertag, Stephen,; Prohaska, Ariane,; Pyle, Nathaniel C.,; Rothblum, Esther,; Royce, Tracy,; Schuster, Dana,; Snider, Stefanie,; Solovay, Sondra,; St. John, Matilda,; Stinson, Susan,; Tealer, Lisa,; Thomas, Pattie,; Vade, Dylan,; Wann, Marilyn,; Watkins, Patti Lou,; Weinstock, Jacqueline,; Wilson, Bianca D. M.,
• HerausgeberIn: Rothblum, Esther,; Solovay, Sondra,
• TeilnehmendeR: Wann, Marilyn.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in PsychologyWinner of the 2010 Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Edited Volume in Women’s Studies from the Popular Culture AssociationWe have all seen the segments on television news shows: A fat person walking on the sidewalk, her face out of frame so she can't be identified, as some disconcerting findings about the "obesity epidemic" stalking the nation are read by a disembodied voice. And we have seen the movies-their obvious lack of large leading actors silently speaking volumes. From the government, health industry, diet industry, news media, and popular culture we hear that we should all be focused on our weight. But is this national obsession with weight and thinness good for us? Or is it just another form of prejudice-one with especially dire consequences for many already disenfranchised groups?For decades a growing cadre of scholars has been examining the role of body weight in society, critiquing the underlying assumptions, prejudices, and effects of how people perceive and relate to fatness. This burgeoning movement, known as fat studies, includes scholars from every field, as well as activists, artists, and intellectuals. The Fat Studies Reader is a milestone achievement, bringing together fifty-three diverse voices to explore a wide range of topics related to body weight. From the historical construction of fatness to public health policy, from job discrimination to social class disparities, from chick-lit to airline seats, this collection covers it all.Edited by two leaders in the field, The Fat Studies Reader is an invaluable resource that provides a historical overview of fat studies, an in-depth examination of the movement’s fundamental concerns, and an up-to-date look at its innovative research.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. What Is Fat Studies? The Social and Historical Construction of Fatness -- 1. The Inner Corset -- 2. Fattening Queer History -- Part II. Fat Studies in Health and Medicine -- 3. Does Social Class Explain the Connection Between Weight and Health? -- 4. Is “Permanent Weight Loss” an Oxymoron? -- 5. What Is “Health at Every Size”? -- 6. Widening the Dialogue to Narrow the Gap in Health Disparities -- 7. Quest for a Cause -- 8. Prescription for Harm -- 9. Public Fat -- 10. That Remains to Be Said Disappeared Feminist Discourses on Fat in Dietetic Theory and Practice -- 11. Fatness (In)visible -- Part III. Fatness as Social Inequality -- 12. Fat Kids, Working Moms, and the “Epidemic of Obesity” -- 13. Fat Youth as Common Targets for Bullying -- 14. Bon Bon Fatty Girl -- 15. Part-Time Fatso -- 16. Double Stigma: Fat Men and Their Male Admirers -- 17. The Shape of Abuse -- 18. Fat Women as “Easy Targets” -- 19. No Apology -- 20. Access to the Sky -- 21. Neoliberalism and the Constitution of Contemporary Bodies -- 22. Sitting Pretty -- 23. Stigma Threat and the Fat Professor -- 24. Fat Stories in the Classroom -- Part IV. Size-ism in Popular Culture and Literature -- 25. Fat Girls and Size Queens -- 26. Fat Girls Need Fiction -- 27. Fat Heroines in Chick-Lit -- 28. The Fat of the (Border)land -- 29. Placing Fat Women on Center Stage -- 30. “The White Man’s Burden” -- 31. The Roseanne Benedict Arnolds -- 32. Jiggle in My Walk -- 33. Seeing Through the Layers -- 34. Controlling the Body -- 35. “I’m Allowed to Be a Sexual Being” -- 36. Embodying Fat Liberation -- 37. Not Jane Fonda -- 38. Exorcising the Exercise Myth -- Part VI. Starting the Revolution -- 39. Maybe It Should Be Called Fat American Studies -- 40. Are We Ready to Throw Our Weight Around? Fat Studies and Political Activism -- Appendix A -- About the Contributors -- Index