ABSTRACT
The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies brings together a diverse body of work from around the globe and across a wide range of Fat Studies topics and perspectives. The first major collection of its kind, it explores the epistemology, ontology, and methodology of fatness, with attention to issues such as gender and sexuality, disability and embodiment, health, race, media, discrimination, and pedagogy. Presenting work from both scholarly writers and activists, this volume reflects a range of critical perspectives vital to the expansion of Fat Studies and thus constitutes an essential resource for researchers in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|24 pages
Defining fat
chapter 5|3 pages
My Life is Intersectional, so My Coaching has to be
Here is why this is a good thing
part 2|58 pages
Theorizing fatness
chapter 7|5 pages
Big, Fat, Greek Modernities
On fatness, Western imperatives and modern Greek culture
chapter 8|5 pages
Does that Mean My Body Must Always be a Source of Pain?
Sexual violence, trauma and agency in Argentinian fat activist spaces
part 3|76 pages
Fat in the institution
part 4|60 pages
Living fat
chapter 19|3 pages
Save the Whales
An examination of the relationship between academics/professionals and fat activists
chapter 21|5 pages
Desirability as Access
Navigating life at the intersection of fat, Black, dark and female
part 5|47 pages
Fat disruptions
