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What is Fat Activism and why is it important? Charlotte Cooper, a
fat activist with around 30 years experience, answers this question
by lifting the lid on a previously unexplored social movement and
offering a fresh perspective on one of the major problems of our
times. In her expansive grassroots study she: Reveals details of
fat activist methods and approaches and explodes myths Charts
extensive accounts of international fat activist historical roots
going back over four decades Explores controversies and tensions in
the movement Shows that fat activism is an undeniably feminist and
queer phenomenon Explains why fat activism presents exciting
possibilities for anyone interested in social justice Fat Activism:
A Radical Social Movement is a rare insider's view of fat people
speaking about their lives and politics on their own terms. It is
part of a new wave of accessible, accountable and rigorous work
emerging through Research Justice and the Para-Academy. This is the
book you have been waiting for.
In this new edition of her accessible autoethnography of fat
feminist activism in the West, Charlotte Cooper revisits and
discusses her activism in the context of recent shifts in the
movement. The new preface explores the impact of the Coronavirus
pandemic on fat people and fat activism and how Black Lives Matter
is inspiring new forms of activism. Cooper issues a call to action
in Fat Studies and offers alternatives to current public health
approaches to Diabetes. What is fat activism and why is it
important? To answer this question, Charlotte Cooper presents an
expansive grassroots study that traces the forty-year history of
international fat activism and grounds its actions in their proper
historical and geographical contexts. She details fat activist
methods, analyses existing literature in the field, challenges
long-held assumptions that uphold systemic fatphobia, and makes
clear how crucial feminism, queer theory and anti-racism are to the
lifeblood of the movement. She also considers fat activism's proxy
concerns, including body image, body positivity, the obesity
epidemic and fat stigma. Combining rigorous scholarship with
personal, accessible writing, Fat Activism: A Radical Social
Movement is a rare insider's view of fat people speaking about
their lives and politics on their own terms. This is the book you
have been waiting for.
What is Fat Activism and why is it important? Charlotte Cooper, a
fat activist with around 30 years experience, answers this question
by lifting the lid on a previously unexplored social movement and
offering a fresh perspective on one of the major problems of our
times. In her expansive grassroots study she: Reveals details of
fat activist methods and approaches and explodes myths Charts
extensive accounts of international fat activist historical roots
going back over four decades Explores controversies and tensions in
the movement Shows that fat activism is an undeniably feminist and
queer phenomenon Explains why fat activism presents exciting
possibilities for anyone interested in social justice Fat Activism:
A Radical Social Movement is a rare insider's view of fat people
speaking about their lives and politics on their own terms. It is
part of a new wave of accessible, accountable and rigorous work
emerging through Research Justice and the Para-Academy. This is the
book you have been waiting for.
The first popular biography of a pioneering feminist thinker and
writer of medieval Paris. The daughter of a court intellectual,
Christine de Pizan dwelled within the cultural heart of
late-medieval Paris. In the face of personal tragedy, she learned
the tools of the book trade, writing more than forty works that
included poetry, historical and political treatises, and defenses
of women. In this new biography-the first written for a general
audience-Charlotte Cooper-Davis discusses the life and work of this
pioneering female thinker and writer. She shows how Christine de
Pizan's inspiration came from the world around her, situates her as
an entrepreneur within the context of her times and place, and
finally examines her influence on the most avant-garde of feminist
artists, through whom she is slowly making a return into mainstream
popular culture.
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