FAT FORUM!
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We interrupt the flow of fat lovelies to hip you to an upcoming whoopty-doo...
The McNally Jackson Forum Series Presents
Fat Politics and Sexuality in the Face of Hate: A Forum on Rights You Didn't Know You Needed
Substantia Jones - founder and photographer of The Adipositivity Project
Lesley Kinzel - blogger and founder of fatshionista.com
Kathleen LeBesco - PhD Professor of Communication Arts and Distinguished Chair, Marymount Manhattan College; contributor to The Fat Studies Reader
and Zoe Meleo-Erwin - PhD candidate and NOLOSE board member
in conversation with
Marilyn Wann - author of FAT!SO? Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size!
Fat stigma is reaching a boiling point in American society. As Harriet Brown stated in her recent New York Times article: “Public attitudes about fat have never been more judgmental; stigmatizing fat people has become not just acceptable but, in some circles, de rigueur.” This evening's panel is a chance to discuss this cultural climate and present recent work by five individuals from diverse segments of fat activism, from academia to the blogosphere. Above all, this forum seeks to provide a nuanced perspective of fat-related issues that departs from the media’s monotone coverage of “the obesity epidemic” and its perceived social pitfalls.
Thursday, May 20 2010, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince St.
(between Lafayette & Mulberry in the Nolita/SoHo section of Manhattan)
New York, NY 10012
www.bit.ly/fatforum
Free
The bookstore also has 2010 Adipositivity calendars in stock and they'll be on sale for a deeply discounted price ('cause it's May, yo). See ya there!
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