Fat Gay Men
Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma
$67.39
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2014
Summary
To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men–chubs, bears, cubs–the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. In Fat Gay Men, Jason Whitesel delves into the world of Girth & Mirth, a nationally known social club dedicated to big gay men, illuminating the ways in which these men form identities and community in the face o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814724125 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814724124 |
| Author: | Jason Whitesel |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Intersections |
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Critics Review
”[…] Whitesel’s work is important, well written and helpful.“- Sexuality and Culture
“Jason Whitesel is a leading star in the new academic discipline of fat studies, a field of scholarship that critically examines societal attitudes about body weight and appearance, and that advocates equality for all people with respect to body size. There is surprisingly little research on weight-related stigma and weight preoccupation among gay men. For this book, Jason spent two years conducting an ethnographic study of the Girth & Mirth gay male social movement, attending over one hundred events. I recommend it highly.”-Esther Rothblum, co-editor of The Fat Studies Reader
About The Author
Jason Whitesel
Jason Whitesel is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at Illinois State University and the author Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma.
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