Book review: Fat lives: a feminist psychological exploration

O’Branski, Megan (2013) Book review: Fat lives: a feminist psychological exploration. LSE Review of Books (09 May 2013). Website.

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"Fat Lives: A Feminist Psychological Exploration." Irmgard Tischner. Routledge. October 2012. --- Within the context of the current ‘obesity debate’, this book investigates the embodied experience of ‘being large’ from a critical psychological perspective. Using poststructuralist and feminist theories, the author explores the discourses available to and used by self-designated ‘fat’ individuals, as well as the societal power relationships that are produced by these. Megan O’Branski finds this book is a concise, readable exploration of the intersections of multiple embodied subjectivities competing for the construction of the “ideal” feminine.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2013 09:56
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53947

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