Re/Dress NYC

Re/Dress NYC

Published by NYU Press, The Fat Studies Reader is a milestone achievement, bringing together fifty-three diverse voices to explore a wide range of topics related to body weight. From the historical construction of fatness to public health policy, from job discrimination to social class disparities, from chick-lit to ai...rline seats, this collection covers it all.

Edited by two leaders in the field, Esther Rothblum and Sondra Solovay, foreword by Marilyn Wann, The Fat Studies Reader is an invaluable resource that provides a historical overview of fat studies, an in-depth examination of the movement’s fundamental concerns, and an up-to-date look at its innovative research.

Our reading will include 4 essays from the reader.
There will be time for mingling, book signing and a Q & A.

Lara Frater - Fat Heroines in Chick-Lit: The Gateway to Acceptance in the Mainstream?

Kathleen LeBesco, PhD - Quest for a Cause: The Fat Gene, The Gay Gene and the New Eugenics

Elena Andrea Escalera, PhD - Stigma Threat and the Fat Professor: Reducing Student Prejudice in the Classroom

Heather McAllister - Embodying Fat Liberation

We will have books on hand to purchase.
Hope to see you at this event celebrating this important contribution to academia and the exploration of body liberation.Read More