Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement eBook Charlotte Cooper
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What is Fat Activism and why is it important?
Charlotte Cooper, a fat activist with around 30 years experience, answers this question by lifting the lid on a previously unexplored social movement and offering a fresh perspective on one of the major problems of our times.
In her expansive grassroots study she
Reveals details of fat activist methods and approaches and explodes myths
Charts extensive accounts of international fat activist historical roots going back over four decades
Explores controversies and tensions in the movement
Shows that fat activism is an undeniably feminist and queer phenomenon
Explains why fat activism presents exciting possibilities for anyone interested in social justice
Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement is a rare insider's view of fat people speaking about their lives and politics on their own terms. It is part of a new wave of accessible, accountable and rigorous work emerging through Research Justice and the Para-Academy.
This is the book you have been waiting for.
Charlotte Cooper is a psychotherapist, cultural worker and para-academic living and working in London. She is a founding proponent of Fat Studies.
'Charlotte Cooper’s fierce new book Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement should be required reading for scholars and activists. Cooper draws on extensive interviews with fat activists to render a trenchant analysis of our field of motion. She takes a penetrating look at activist efforts and self-understandings, eschewing easy praise in favor of discernment that ultimately promises to invigorate the movement.'
Kathleen LeBesco / Marymount Manhattan College (Associate Dean)
'Charlotte Cooper is once again in the vanguard of radical social change with this book about fat activism. She has captured the history of the fat rights movements, interviewed fat activists, and demonstrated the extensive and exciting breadth of fat activism in a global setting. Fat activism is often portrayed as ineffective when in fact its lack of conformity and interdisciplinarity can serve as a model for other social movements.'
Esther Rothblum / Editor / Fat Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society
For any civil rights movement to succeed, it must know its history; to build on its strengths and learn from its mistakes. With the ubiquity of the Internet, the historical knowledge and record of activism can be rewritten with 140 characters. That is one of the many reasons that Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement is important. Anyone interested in the epistemology, ontology, and methodology, (not to mention history) of fat activism should make this a central text of their library.
Cat Pausé / Massey University / Co-Editor of Queering Fat Embodiment
It is in the interest of the ethically and intellectually dubious field of "Obesity Research" to flatten fat subjects; rendering our voices narrowly defined by punchy rhetoric, our activist interventions reduced to child-like flailing against the big bad thin-dominated world. Charlotte Cooper's book resists this myopic view of resistance to fat oppression in form and content. Fat Activists need more researchers and writers examining and reflecting on our work from within, and this book stands as an offering and opening in that vein.
Naima Lowe / Artist and Member of the Faculty at The Evergreen State College
Contents Acknowledgements / Introduction / 1. Undoing / 2. Doing / 3. Locating / 4. Travelling / 5. Accessing / 6. Queering / Bibliography / Index
Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement eBook Charlotte Cooper
I purchased this book to learn more about fat activism (specifically because the author produced an accompanying video which mentioned veganism and I am an intersectionally-minded vegan feminist). While I had hoped that there would be some interesting intersections with animal rights (there were none), the book indirectly did speak considerably to politics in the animal rights movement. In other words, while this book is about fat activism, it is really a very approachable introduction to radical grassroots social movement theory in general. I learned so much about the fat activism movement from this book, but I also found it extremely thought provoking for other movements I study (the animal rights movement in particular). The author is radical, critical, and real. What I appreciate the most about this book is how it takes an honest look at the author's own role in the space, unafraid to tackle many of the personal and political problems that manifest in collective action so often glossed over by movements hoping to put their best face forward for the public (probably one of the main benefits to going with a non-academic press). I highly recommend this book for social movement scholars of all kinds. It has certainly informed my research and activism greatly.Product details
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Fat Activism A Radical Social Movement eBook Charlotte Cooper Reviews
Charlotte Cooper’s new book takes an in-your-face, yet firmly practical look at what people have done to fight fat prejudice over the decades, what it has and hasn’t worked and how it might evolve in future. She doesn’t shy away from controversies and problems in how groups trying to attack prejudice can stumble into other forms of discrimination in the process. Her approach is positive and affirming rather than simply fault-finding. She provides a constant invitation to listen and learn from one another in hopes of going forward together more effectively.
This book is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the history of combating prejudice against fat people. Although some might calculate the start of this movement towards social justice from the "fat-in" staged in New York's Central Park in 1967, or possibly from the founding of NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) in 1969, Charlotte Cooper argues (and I agree) that ground zero for full-frontal, all-inclusive fat activism is probably The Fat Liberation Manifesto, written by Judy Freespirit and Aldebaran in 1973. In any event this is movement with four decades of history, and a myriad of different approaches. This book covers more of this history than any other available resource.
Fat Activism is worth having if only to get Cooper’s insights into her own work in organizing several very creative, radical events and activities such as The Fattylympics, held in London on 7 July 2012, a few weeks before the beginning of the official Olympic Games. Her critiques of other groups and events ring with the authenticity of personal experience.
In the vein of full disclosure practiced by Charlotte Cooper herself, I have to say that I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and I can honestly recommend it to anyone interested in better understanding the challenges of living and thriving while fat.
This is an accessible, well-written take on fat activism that is thoroughly researched and an important contribution to the field of Fat Studies.
I purchased this book to learn more about fat activism (specifically because the author produced an accompanying video which mentioned veganism and I am an intersectionally-minded vegan feminist). While I had hoped that there would be some interesting intersections with animal rights (there were none), the book indirectly did speak considerably to politics in the animal rights movement. In other words, while this book is about fat activism, it is really a very approachable introduction to radical grassroots social movement theory in general. I learned so much about the fat activism movement from this book, but I also found it extremely thought provoking for other movements I study (the animal rights movement in particular). The author is radical, critical, and real. What I appreciate the most about this book is how it takes an honest look at the author's own role in the space, unafraid to tackle many of the personal and political problems that manifest in collective action so often glossed over by movements hoping to put their best face forward for the public (probably one of the main benefits to going with a non-academic press). I highly recommend this book for social movement scholars of all kinds. It has certainly informed my research and activism greatly.
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