The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the
world, including Canada, is not solely a medical condition to be
managed. In Canada, the discourse on obesity emerged during a time
of social upheaval in the postwar period. Contours of the Nation is
the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a
critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a
problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate
true Canadians from others. She reveals how the articulation of
obesity contributed to the Canadian colonial project in the North;
where Indigenous peoples were viewed as modern Canadians due to
their obesity, thereby negating any special claims to northern
lands. Contours of the Nation successfully demonstrates how
histories can trace the actual materialization of bodies through
relations of power, particularly those pertaining to race, gender,
and nation.
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