The Fat Studies Reader By Marilyn Wann, Esther Rothblum, Sondra Solovay

The Fat Studies ReaderAuthor(s): Esther Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, Marilyn Wann\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814776315, 978-0814776315\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2010 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology\n Winner of the 2010 Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Edited Volume in Women's Studies from the Popular Culture Association\n A milestone anthology of fifty-three voices on the burgeoning scholarly movementfat studies\n We 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 moviestheir obvious lack of large leading actors silently speaking volumes. From the government, health industry, diet industry, news media, and popular culture w.