From Outbreak to The Walking Dead, apocalyptic narratives of infection, contagion and
global pandemic are an inescapable part of twenty-first-century popular culture. Yet these …

There is considerable rhetoric and concern about weight and obesity across an increasing
range of national contexts. Alarmist claims about an 'obesity time-bomb'are continually …

In her contribution to the The Fat Studies Reader, Susan Koppelman (2009, p. 213) asks,"
Are there already stories about fat people in the [university] curriculum? Which stories …

Introduction: In response to public health focus on “obesity”, health organizations and
governments have proposed a sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax to reduce sugar …

This paper offers a novel argument for the claim that" environmental" explanations of obesity
meant to help address racial health disparities may actually reinforce racism. While some …

Feminist resistance to gender oppression, while surely a collective political project, has an
important individual dimension. Individual resistance most often takes the shape of …

The divide between the good food movement and the one for good jobs is a racial and
economic justice issue. The report examines populations most impacted by inequities in the …

Health food access continues to be a focus of research, policy, and activism on a global
scale. In the USA, healthy corner store initiatives seek to improve food access and health …

This chapter explores whether obese individuals are morally responsible for their condition
of obesity. The main argument is that some who are classified as obese are exempt from …

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