A Place to Fit: Examining the Intersection Between Fat Studies and Disability Studies

dc.contributor.advisorReaume, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.advisorRioux, Marcia
dc.contributor.authorSherman, Hilary
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-10T18:23:30Z
dc.date.available2016-10-10T18:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-06
dc.descriptionMajor Research Paper (Master's), Critical Disability Studies, School of Health Policy and Management,Faculty of Health, York Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides an overview of the current state of fatphobia in society; attempts to examine the ways in which disability theory can be applicable to a critical study of fatness; and discusses the pros and cons of fatness being incorporated under the disability banner. It contains an examination of the ways fatness is viewed by the media, society, the obesity industry and the medical system. It draws on the theory of Panopticism to examine the processes of self-surveillance and internalized body policing which are carried out by fat people as an extension of fatphobic social discourse. This paper then examines the ways in which fatphobia can be examined or reflected in a variety of disability theories, then draws conclusions regarding the appropriateness of inclusion of fatness as a disability. A brief examination of the parallels which may be drawn between law and legislation regarding disability versus that regarding fatness will also be included.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32436
dc.rightsThe copyright for the paper content remains with the author.
dc.subjectfatphobiaen_US
dc.subjectdisabilityen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectPanopticismen_US
dc.titleA Place to Fit: Examining the Intersection Between Fat Studies and Disability Studiesen_US
dc.typeMajor Research Paper

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
CDS00004.pdf
Size:
612.97 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Major Research Paper
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.83 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: