CFP: Fat Studies (First Issue of a New Routledge Journal)

Fat Studies: A Journal of Research will be edited by Esther Rothblum, co-editor of The Fat Studies Reader

 Fat Studies: A Journal of Research  is the first academic journal in the field of scholarship that critically examinestheory, research, and societal attitudes about body weight and appearance, and that advocates equality for allpeople with respect to body size. The focus of the journal is on why fat people are oppressed and who benefits fromthat oppression. In that regard, the journal is similar to journals from other academic disciplines that focus on race,ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or age.

Content will include original research and overviews exploring the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, age, ability, and socioeconomic status on nutrition and the Health at Every Size  model, legal issues, the pharmaceutical industry, psychology, sociology, cultural studies, literature, pedagogy, art, theatre, popular culture, media studies and activism.

The journal is edited by Esther Rothblum, co-editor of the The Fat Studies Reader, and submissions of manuscripts are now invited. For more details, please visit their web site.

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