Tag Archives: fat
New Book Alert: The Fat Studies Reader
I just got an email announcement about Esther Rothblum and Sondra Solovay’s latest edited volume titled, The Fat Studies Reader (NYU Press) this morning. I haven’t read the book but reading the description and the Table of Contents, I thought … Continue reading
Filed under IN THE CLASSROOM, THEORY TO THINK WITH
LINKAGE: “‘Not Our Demographic’: American Apparel Denies My Existence”
I am in my early 20’s. I will wear stupid pants. So will just about everyone else who is my age. Stupid pants are an important part of human development. By not catering to the enormous market of plus-sized/fat/whatever young … Continue reading
LINKAGE: Sartorial Politics, Political Follies
(Photo: Getty Images, 16 August 2009) The sartorial discourse around the Obamas continues to illuminate the treacherous claims shaping and disciplining “American” civic bodies. Over at the National Review, former US assistant attorney general Andy McCarthy disingenuously wonders, “I’ve noticed … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, LINKAGE
LINKAGE: Burqas, Gay Taxes, Fatshion, and More
In a guest column at Muslimah Media Watch, Alison McCarthy examines former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown’s recent claims that Obama sequesters Secretary of State Hilary Clinton under an imaginary burqa. Also from Muslimah Media Watch, Reuters found just 367 … Continue reading
Filed under HIJAB POLITICS, LINKAGE
LINKAGE: Death Fat, Beth Ditto, and All Manner of Hijab
Fatshionista’s Lesley expands upon her concept of death fat, her wry take on the “But what about your health?” hand-wringing that accompanies condemnations of fat (see the comments at any Fashionista post about Beth Ditto): “Ultimately, I employ death fat … Continue reading
Filed under HIJAB POLITICS, LINKAGE
The Fat Lies the Fashion Industry Is Telling
Ann Taylor and Bloomingdale’s recently joined Ellen Tracy, the Gap, and Banana Republic in slashing plus-sizes (size 16 and up) from their store inventories. While some retail experts are quick to reassure the public that “it has nothing to do … Continue reading
Fat and Fashion
Again, all apologies for the absence. Minh-ha and I were slammed this last semester with teaching and writing, and had no time for the blog. We’re specifically getting together in February, though, to write some collaborative pieces for our upcoming … Continue reading
Filed under (AD)DRESSING GENDER & SEXUALITY, LINKAGE
