Fat Theory Book Club

I speak with Da'Shaun Harrison about their book, “Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness.”

Fat Theory Book Club episode 8 with Dianna E. Anderson. We talk about Dianna’s book, “In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies.”

Fat Theory Book Club episode 7 with Andrea Nevins, PhD, MFA. We talk about Andrea’s book, “The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies.”

Fat Theory Book Club episode 6 with Rawiyah Tariq. We talk about anti-blackness, fatness, healing, and confronting fat phobia. We also discuss “Fearing the Black Body- The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings, PhD.

Fat Theory Book Club episode 5 with Kytara Epps, Aruna Zehra, and Linda Dianne. We talk about being organizers who center Black, Indigenous, People of Color, disabled, supersized, trans, and queer fat folks. We also discuss “All About Love: New visions” by bell hooks.

Hey all. I had a sudden loss this past weekend and I am finally admitting that I need some time to mourn. The episode will be posted next Monday. Our next book will be Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings. 💜

Fat Theory Book Club Episode 4 with Caleb Luna. Caleb is an artist, public scholar and theorist of the body. They are a PhD Candidate in Performance Studies at the University at California at Berkley. They are also a co-host of the podcast Unsolicited - Fatties talk back. We discuss their new book of poetry titled REVENGE BODY. You can follow them at @chairbreaker on Instagram. You can purchase a copy at nomadicpress.org.

Fat Theory Book Club episode 3 with Laura Luna P, a queer, fat, mestiza femme over 40 living and loving in Tongva land (LA). You can find her online at @laura_luna and you can shop sustainably at her vintage & contemporary resale shoppe @shopxolauraluna. We talk about being fat femmes, fat femme community and fat resilience. We also discuss Nicole Byer's book #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini.

Fat Theory Book Club episode 2 with Marilyn Wann, Fat National Treasure and author of Fat!So? We talk about fat essentialism and Kathleen LeBesco’s book Revolting Bodies.

Fat Theory Book Club episode 1 with Tigress Osborn the chair of the board at NAAFA, The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. We talk about the history of fat liberation and it’s roots with other social movements in the US. Future episodes will be closer to an hour.