The Politics of Weight Feminist Dichotomies of Power in Dieting /

This book speaks to the politics of weight through an interrogation of dieting, power and the body. In feminist theory, there is no greater site of contestation than that of the body, and Morris explores how these debates often become centred upon a dichotomy between oppression and liberation. Whils...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morris, Amelia Greta (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Sex.
Communication.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Social structure.
Equality.
Gender Studies.
Media and Communication.
Cultural Studies.
Social Structure.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Watching our Weight: An Introduction
  • 2. The Dichotomy of Power: Feminist Debates on the Body
  • 3. The Dichotomy of Power in Dieting
  • 4. The 'O' Factor: Foucault, Race and Oprah's Body Journey
  • 5. Fat Activism and Body Positivity: freedom from dieting?
  • 6. The Body, Power and Dieting: Beyond the Binary.

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