Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism Hester Helen
Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism Hester Helen While fat sexual bodies are highly visible as vehicles for stigma, there has been a lack of scholarly research addressing this facet of…
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Fat Sex: New Directions in Theory and Activism Hester Helen
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. It examines the intersection of fat, sex and sexuality within a contemporary cultural landscape that is openly hostile towards fat people and their perceived social and aesthetic transgressions. 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 draws on a wide Acknowledging and engaging with some of the innovative work being done by artists, activists, and academics around the issue of fat sex, this collection both challenges preconceptions regarding fatness and sexuality, but also critiques and debates various aspects of the fat activist approach.