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The Fat Studies Reader is a milestone achievement, bringing together fifty-three diverse voices to explore a wide range of topics related to body weight. From the historical construction of fatness to public health policy, from job discrimination to social class disparities,from chick-lit to airline seats, this collection covers it all.

Come hear brilliant reader contributors tease you with short, tantalizing, provocative excerpts from their groundbreaking chapters. The lineup includes: Esther Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, Marilyn Wann, Elana Dykewomon, Lacy Asbill, Beth Bernstein, Matilda St. John, Natalie Boero, Deb Burgard, Nat Pyle, Michael Loewy, Dana Schuster, Lisa Tealer, and Dylan Vade, Elena Escalera and Pat Lyons.