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Fat: a cultural history of the stuff of life

Anita Harman

2020Fat Studies27 citationsDOI

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
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