1 Std. 11 Min.

Welcome to Fat Forward! Let’s Talk About Fat‪.‬ Fat Forward

    • Mentale Gesundheit

Hello! In this episode we introduce ourselves and state our positionalities through the telling of our body size stories. We lay out the basic platform from which we explore fat studies by stating common myths around fat and answering the question: what is fat? Please be mindful as you listen to this episode that there is mention of food restriction, eating disorders, negative experiences around body size, weight loss surgery, and also we swear sometimes...





Acknowledgements: 

Theme music: Gardener by Evenings

Academic Sources:

Marilyn Wann's talk @ UCLA: Fighting Fat Fear

Women and Size Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) Fact Sheet prepared by Samantha Kwan, Ph.D. and Jennifer Fackler, M.A. Candidate 

Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic by J. Eric Oliver

The Diet Myth: Why America's Obsessions with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health by Paul Campos

Hello! In this episode we introduce ourselves and state our positionalities through the telling of our body size stories. We lay out the basic platform from which we explore fat studies by stating common myths around fat and answering the question: what is fat? Please be mindful as you listen to this episode that there is mention of food restriction, eating disorders, negative experiences around body size, weight loss surgery, and also we swear sometimes...





Acknowledgements: 

Theme music: Gardener by Evenings

Academic Sources:

Marilyn Wann's talk @ UCLA: Fighting Fat Fear

Women and Size Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) Fact Sheet prepared by Samantha Kwan, Ph.D. and Jennifer Fackler, M.A. Candidate 

Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic by J. Eric Oliver

The Diet Myth: Why America's Obsessions with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health by Paul Campos

1 Std. 11 Min.