Fat: a cultural history of the stuff of life
Anita Harman
Abstract
Christopher Forth characterizes his book, Fat: A Cultural History of the Stuff of Life, as “a study of the formation of stereotypes,” and argues that the emotion of disgust is “useful for thinking ...
Topics & Concepts
DisgustAestheticsCultural historyPsychologySociologySocial psychologyArtAnthropologyAngerCulinary Culture and TourismObesity and Health PracticesGeographies of human-animal interactions