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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241682487
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Penguin UK
Unshrinking: A Call to Action Against Fatphobia
In "Unshrinking," acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne presents a compelling analysis of size discrimination and its pervasive impacts on individuals and society. Drawing from her own experiences with body image, dieting, and societal expectation, Manne delivers a powerful narrative that intertwines personal stories with rigorous philosophical inquiry. Dive into this urgent exploration of fatphobia, a prevalent issue that affects social justice, workplace equality, and mental health.
Learn how size discrimination harms everyone, particularly women, as well as how it perpetuates biases that lead to damaging assumptions about attractiveness, capability, and worth. Manne’s groundbreaking concept of "body reflexivity" encourages readers to rethink their relationship with their own bodies and dismantle the cultural narrative that limits freedom and potential based on size.
This insightful work not only addresses why acknowledging fatphobia matters now more than ever but also calls for a radical societal shift to promote inclusivity and acceptance for all body types. "Unshrinking" is a must-read for anyone interested in feminist philosophy, social justice, and personal empowerment. Own your journey towards understanding and advocacy today!
**Delivery Information:**
Standard delivery takes approximately 5-7 business days. We offer expedited shipping options for those who want to receive their orders faster. Please check our shipping policy for more details.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241682487
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Penguin UK
Description:
Size discrimination harms everyone. Acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne shows how to combat it.
For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion- her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daughter was born. She's been bullied and belittled for her size, leading to extreme dieting. As a feminist philosopher, she wanted to believe that she was exempt from the cultural gaslighting that compels so many of us to ignore our hunger. But she was not.
Blending intimate stories with trenchant analysis, Manne shows why fatphobia matters, now more than ever. Over the last decades, bias has waned in every category except one- body size. Here she examines how anti-fatness operates - how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person's attractiveness, fortitude and intellect, and how it intersects with other systems of oppression. Fatphobia is responsible for wage gaps, medical neglect and poor educational outcomes. It is a straitjacket, restricting our freedom, our movement, our potential. Fatphobia is a social justice issue.
In this urgent call to action, Manne proposes a new politics of 'body reflexivity' - a radical re-evaluation of who our bodies exist in the world for- ourselves and no one else. When it comes to fatphobia, the solution is not to love our bodies more. Instead, we must dismantle the forces that control and constrain us, and remake the world to accommodate people of every size.
ISBN: 9780241682487
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Penguin UK
Unshrinking: A Call to Action Against Fatphobia
In "Unshrinking," acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne presents a compelling analysis of size discrimination and its pervasive impacts on individuals and society. Drawing from her own experiences with body image, dieting, and societal expectation, Manne delivers a powerful narrative that intertwines personal stories with rigorous philosophical inquiry. Dive into this urgent exploration of fatphobia, a prevalent issue that affects social justice, workplace equality, and mental health.
Learn how size discrimination harms everyone, particularly women, as well as how it perpetuates biases that lead to damaging assumptions about attractiveness, capability, and worth. Manne’s groundbreaking concept of "body reflexivity" encourages readers to rethink their relationship with their own bodies and dismantle the cultural narrative that limits freedom and potential based on size.
This insightful work not only addresses why acknowledging fatphobia matters now more than ever but also calls for a radical societal shift to promote inclusivity and acceptance for all body types. "Unshrinking" is a must-read for anyone interested in feminist philosophy, social justice, and personal empowerment. Own your journey towards understanding and advocacy today!
**Delivery Information:**
Standard delivery takes approximately 5-7 business days. We offer expedited shipping options for those who want to receive their orders faster. Please check our shipping policy for more details.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241682487
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Penguin UK
Description:
Size discrimination harms everyone. Acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne shows how to combat it.
For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion- her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daughter was born. She's been bullied and belittled for her size, leading to extreme dieting. As a feminist philosopher, she wanted to believe that she was exempt from the cultural gaslighting that compels so many of us to ignore our hunger. But she was not.
Blending intimate stories with trenchant analysis, Manne shows why fatphobia matters, now more than ever. Over the last decades, bias has waned in every category except one- body size. Here she examines how anti-fatness operates - how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person's attractiveness, fortitude and intellect, and how it intersects with other systems of oppression. Fatphobia is responsible for wage gaps, medical neglect and poor educational outcomes. It is a straitjacket, restricting our freedom, our movement, our potential. Fatphobia is a social justice issue.
In this urgent call to action, Manne proposes a new politics of 'body reflexivity' - a radical re-evaluation of who our bodies exist in the world for- ourselves and no one else. When it comes to fatphobia, the solution is not to love our bodies more. Instead, we must dismantle the forces that control and constrain us, and remake the world to accommodate people of every size.