The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies by Cat Pausé


The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies
Title : The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies
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ISBN : 1000367444
ISBN-10 : 9781000367447
Format Type : ebook
Number of Pages : 294
Publication : Published April 18, 2021

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.

The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies Reviews

  • M.M. Strawberry Library & Reviews

    It's one thing to say that fat people deserve respect too, or that fat people shouldn't be bullied for being fat. Which I completely agree with. People shouldn't be judged negatively just because they don't have a 'beach body' or whatever.

    But it's another thing entirely to say that there is no link between obesity and health issues. But then, her degrees were in sociology and philosophy, not medicine or health. Hell, she was stupid enough to fall for a bogus paper written by some dude with a fake name, who she then invited to speak at a conference she held in 2020.

    Her academic - and social life - revolved around fatness and the stigma fat people faced in society. Which I could respect more if she didn't reject the science that connected obesity with health issues. From what I see of her activity online, it seemed that fatness was all she thought about. She was so caught up in her persecution complex that she even went so far as to deny that obesity was a risk factor in COVID-related deaths and complications.

    40 bucks for the Kindle version, 160 bucks for the hardcover book. God damn. No one should pay that much - or anything for this kind of shit. I would give this crap negative 100 stars if I could.