The Contemporary Reader of Gender and Fat Studies

by Amy Erdman Farrell (Editor)

The Contemporary Reader of Gender and Fat Studies is a key reference work in contemporary scholarship situated at the intersection between Gender and Fat Studies, charting the connections and tensions between these two fields. Comprising over 20 chapters from a range of diverse and international contributors, the Reader is structured around the following key theorizing gender and fat; narrating gender and fat; historicizing gender and fat; institutions and public policy; health and medicine; popular culture and media; and resistance. It is an intersectional collection, highlighting the ways that "gender" and "fat" always exist in connection with multiple other structures, forms of oppression, and identities, including race, ethnicity, sexualities, age, nationalities, disabilities, religion, and class. The Contemporary Reader of Gender and Fat Studies is essential reading for scholars and advanced students in Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies, Sociology, Body Studies, Cultural Studies, Psychology, and Health. The Open Access version of this book, available at , has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Genres: Nonfiction, Queer

380 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2023

Reviews

[Carina Stopenski · Rating 4 out of 5]

an academic subject that deserves more exploration. some essays leaned a bit dense, tackling a little too much in a small package, but very informative and illuminating.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

can't begin to recommend this enough!! what a wonderful insightful collection of works

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super insightful covering a wide range on the topic.