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1 Online-Ressource (ix, 198 p)
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Reproduktion London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781474214063
Inhalt:
""Fat". In contemporary society the word never fails to elicit powerful emotions, especially as it relates to bodily health and appearance. But fat is a noun as well as an adjective and has a cultural life outside of its relationship with the human body. By focusing on the complex physical and experiential dimensions of this problematic substance, Fat: Culture and Materiality breaks new ground in the study of the relationship between culture and the material world. With contributions from well-respected international scholars, this innovative and interdisciplinary collection will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in fat and its relationship to culture, materiality and lived experience. The v. addresses the role of fats in a variety of cultural settings. Topics include the politics of Palestinian olive oil; the allure of pig fat in heritage pork; the material sources of fat stereotypes in classical and biblical texts; the use of harvested fat in aesthetic surgery; and the status of fat in the self-narratives of anorexics."--
Inhalt:
Machine generated contents note: -- IntroductionChristopher E. Forth, University of Kansas, USA and Alison Leitch, Macquarie University, AustraliaThe Qualities of Palestinian Olive Oil Anne Meneley, Trent University, CanadaIn Tastes, Lost and Found: Remembering the Real Flavour of Fat PorkBrad Weiss, College of William & Mary, USAThinking Through Fat: Bodies, History, and MaterialityChristopher E. Forth, University of Kansas, USA Joseph Beuys: Shaman of FatAlison Leitch, Macquarie University, AustraliaEngrossing Encounters: Exploring Fat as Lived Experience, Metaphor and Substance in the Narratives of Individuals Affected by AnorexiaAnna Lavis, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UKFat is the Future: Bioprospecting, Fat Stem Cells, and Emergent Breasted MaterialitiesNadine Ehlers, University of Wollongong, AustraliaBound Bodies: Navigating the Margins of Fat Bodies and ClothesTrudie Cain, Kerry Chamberlain and Ann Dupuis, both Massey University, New ZealandFatsploitation: Performing the Materiality of Weight-lossJennifer-Scott Mobley, Marymount Manhattan College, USABibliographyIndex.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-193) and index
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9780857856166
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9781472520180
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9781472520197
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9780857855091
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Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5040/9781474214063
