Bibliograph

Fat, the anthropology of an obsession, edited by Don Kulick and Anne Meneley

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Fat, the anthropology of an obsession, edited by Don Kulick and Anne Meneley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56103820

Responsibility statement

edited by Don Kulick and Anne Meneley

Review

"Enlisting thirteen anthropologists and one fat activist, editors and anthropologists Don Kulick and Anne Meneley have produced an unconventional and unprecedented examination of fat as a concept, a substance, and a lifestyle. Edgy and non-judgmental, Fat steers the conversation away from the heavily trodden ground of health, cosmetic concerns, and cheap jokes, and moves it in a completely different direction, dissecting familiar institutions like Starbucks, Spam, pornography, medicine, religion, high school, and more - as well as providing glimpses into less familiar cultures where fat is venerated, and even considered something to cherish and protect."--Jacket

Sub title

the anthropology of an obsession

Table Of Contents

Introduction / Don Kulick and Anne Meneley -- Ideal / Rebecca Popenoe -- Oil / Anne Meneley -- White / Mary Weismantel -- Phat / Joan Gross -- Porn / Don Kulick -- Heavenly / Lena Gemzoe -- Talk / Fanny Ambjornsson -- Leaky / Don Kulick and Tais Machado-Borges -- Lard / Jillian R. Cavanaugh -- Indulgence / Margaret Willson -- Chaos / Mark Graham -- Spam / Julia Harrison -- Chasers / Matti Bunzl -- Pissed off / Allyson Mitchell

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