1st Edition
Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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While fat sexual bodies are highly visible as vehicles for stigma, there has been a lack of scholarly research addressing this facet of contemporary body politics. Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism seeks to rectify this, bringing debates about fat sex into the academic arena and providing a much-needed critical space for voices from across the spectrum of theory and activism. It... Read more
Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism
Biography
Helen Hester is Lecturer in Promotional Cultures at Middlesex University, UK and author of Beyond Explicit: Pornography and the Displacement of Sex. Caroline Walters is a research associate for BiUK (The UK Organisation for Research on Bisexuality).
’Fat sex - what a wonderful topic! What a great addition to the scholarly discipline of fat studies, which has not focused much at all on theorizing fat sexuality. Women in particular are made to feel ashamed of their looks and body parts, so fat sex is a feminist issue. This anthology discusses the meaning of sexual pleasure in fat communities, integrating activism and scholarship - a great read.’ Esther Rothblum, San Diego State University, USA and editor of Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society ’Fat Sex is essential reading for academics and activists, being both scholarly and accessible it makes a significant contribution to Fat Studies and Sexuality Studies. More importantly, it refuses to make the obese anonymous, abstract and abject; this is a rare book where fat people speak autonomously and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of their own lives.’ Charlotte Cooper, psychotherapist, UK ’There is much to recommend Fat Sex: its carefully considered arguments about fat theory and activism are characterized by a great deal of ideological variety, and it helpfully expands the conversation from its US-centered core. This text is essential for readers seeking to better understand the politics of fat representation and the representation of fat politics.’ Kathleen LeBesco, Marymount Manhattan College, USA
