On being the ‘fat person’: possibilities and pitfalls for fat activist engagement in academic institutions

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    Drawing from Emily Henderson`s ‘gender person` in academia framework, the authors connect the own experiences as fat studies scholars, teachers, and activists with the experiences of other scholars in the field to construct a framework of understanding the role of the fat studies expert, or the ‘fat person,` in the academy. Throughout this article the authors draw on scholars in the field who have explored their experiences as fat academics, fat researchers, fat students, and fat teachers. KeyWords Fat studies, the "fat person", epistemological justice, fat phobia, emotional labour, microagrressions This article addresses . . .

     

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