{"product_id":"being-fat-9781487523473","title":"Being Fat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is okay to be fat. This is the basic premise of fat activism, a social movement that has existed in Canada since the 1970s. \u003cem\u003eBeing Fat\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the earliest strands of the movement, covering the last decades of the twentieth century. The book explores how fat activists wrestled with feminist issues of the era, including femininity, sexuality, and health. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowcasing the earliest efforts of fat activists in Canada, such as the growth of social initiatives for fat women only, \u003cem\u003eBeing Fat\u003c\/em\u003e helps us recognize the long reach of second-wave feminism and how it shaped activists’ approaches to everyday experiences like shopping, exercise, and going to the doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Being Fat is an important text that provides a historical and political grounding of fat women organizations in Canada. […] This scholarship is imperative to recognizing and understanding how the fat liberation movement began and provides insight to contemporary forms of resistance.\" -- Nicholas Villarreal, San Diego State University * \u003cem\u003eFat Studies\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables  Acknowledgments    Introduction: Fat Women Are Not Few   1. FIFI: Feminist Approaches to Being Fat  2. Between Women: Fat Acceptance Organizations  3. “If Only You’d Lose Weight...”: Femininity, Sexuality, and Fat Activism  4. Dr Fullovitt, MD: Fat Women’s Experiences with Doctors and Dieting  5. “Let Me Hear Your Body Talk”: Aerobics for Fat Women Only  6. Bodies in Fashion: Buying and Selling Plus-Size Clothing    Conclusion: When We Rise the Earth Will Shake    Appendix A: Research Methods  Appendix B: Detailed List of Research Participants  Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409153499479,"sku":"9781487523473","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487523473.jpg?v=1730505661","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-fat-9781487523473","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}