Debating Obesity

‘This collection has certainly succeeded inexpressing critical concerns on the obesity discourse and in contributing to the development of critical weight studies.’ - Sociology of Health& Illness

PAUL CAMPOS is Professor of Law, University of Colorado, USACHARLOTTE COOPER is a Queer Fat Activist based in London, and currently a Government of Ireland PhD Scholar at the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, courtesy of the Irish Social Sciences PlatformRACHEL COLLS is Lecturer in Human Geography at Durham University, UKLAURA DE PIAN is a Doctoral Research Student in the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UKBETHAN EVANS is Lecturer in Geography and Medical Humanities at Durham University, UKJOHN EVANS is Professor of Sociology of Education and Physical Education at Loughborough University, UKJACQUI GINGRAS is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, CanadaHELEN MALSON is a Reader in Social Psychology in the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UKIRMGARD TISCHNER is a Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Worcester and Associate Member of the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK