The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman Weight and Gender Discourse in Contem
In The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman Gailey investigates the interface between fat women's perceptions of their bodies and of the social expectations and judgments placed on them. The book explores the phenomenon of 'hyper(in)visibility', the seemingly parad
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Weight and Gender Discourse in Contemporary Society
Jeannine A. Gailey
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The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman
THE HYPER(IN)VISIBLE FAT WOMAN
Copyright © Jeannine A. Gailey 2014.
First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-40716-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gailey, Jeannine A., 1976– The hyper(in)visible fat woman : weight and gender discourse in contemporary society / Jeannine A. Gailey. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-137-40716-0 (hardback) 1. Obesity in women—Social aspects—North America. 2. Body image in women—North America. 3. Discrimination against overweight persons—North America. I. Title. RC552.O25.G35 2014 362.1963'980082—dc23
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