Fat Theory Book Club

Episode 9 with Da'Shaun Harrison

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

Episode 8 with Dianna E. Anderson

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.”

Episode 7 with Andrea Nevins

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.”

Episode 6 with Rawiyah Tariq

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- Th

Episode 5 - Abundant Bodies

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, su

This podcast is in mourning

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 Fe

Episode 4 with Caleb Luna

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 Univer

Episode 3 with Laura Luna P

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 yo

Episode 2 with Marilyn Wann

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.

Episode 1 with Tigress Osborn

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 l