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" The hyper(in)visible fat woman : "
Jeannine A. Gailey
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BL
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641717
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| Main Entry
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Gailey, Jeannine A.,1976-
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The hyper(in)visible fat woman : : weight and gender discourse in contemporary society /\ Jeannine A. Gailey
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First edition
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x, 217 pages ;; 23 cm
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9781137407160
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: 1137407166
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Hyper(in)Visibility and the Paradox of Fat2. Fighting the Fat Self3. Fixing the Fat Body4. Fit and Fat5. Ample Sex6. Embracing Fat Pride7. Shifting the Focus
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| Abstract
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"In The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman, Jeannine A. Gailey argues that women of size in North America occupy a paradoxical social position: as "fat" women they receive exceptional (critical) attention, while simultaneously their subjectivity--in terms of their own needs, desires, and lives--is erased. In this way their experience veers painfully between the hypervisible and the hyperinvisible. Gailey seeks to explore this apparent paradox through a multidimensional analysis of in-depth interviews with 74 women of size, focusing on subjects such as dieting, health, sex and dating, and identity with the women's experiences and voices at the forefront. In doing so Gailey highlights the ways some women are able to successfully subvert the dominant discourse. The resulting book fills a significant gap in the literature by emphasizing women's own experiences, and by developing a much-needed conceptual framework for analyzing marginalized bodies"--
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Obesity in women-- North America-- Social spects
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Body image in women-- North America
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Discrimination against overweight persons-- North America
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Obesity-- psychology
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1963/980082
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RC552.O25G35 2014
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WD 210
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