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7 days of books: Day 5 - Essays
Bob Toovey : 13 January 2006
On to Day 5 and we turn our attention to essay collections. Today’s authors are Rebecca Walker (Foreword), Ophira Edut (Editor) and Don Kulick (Editor), Anne Meneley (Editor).
Fat
Don Kulick (Editor), Anne Meneley (Editor)
The obesity epidemic is upon us but is not as straightforward-or even as universally damned-as one might think. With thirteen anthropologists and a fat activist between the cover of this book you end up reading something unconventional-and unprecedented-examination of fat in various cultural and social contexts. In this anthology, these writers argue that fat is neither a mere physical state nor an inert concept.
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Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty & Body Image
Rebecca Walker (Foreword), Ophira Edut (Editor)
This is a book with not only essays on ‘fat’ but also discrimination on colour, height and tattoo’s. There are many chapters on size related issues, such as ‘Conquering the fear of a fat body:the journey toward myself’ by Regina D Williams, ‘Sizing myself up:tales of a plus size model’ by Kate Dillon. A good varied collection with a bias towards size related issues but covers a lot more.
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