From the ‘blank canvas’ to ‘going full Divine’: navigating non-binary fat.Info Location Contact More Info Event Information
DescriptionMA Gender Studies and MA Medical Health Humanities is proud to present Dr Francis Ray White. To be hosted in-person and online. Fat is both an enabler and an enemy of binary gender. So-called ‘male’ and ‘female’ distributions of body fat shape gender’s legibility and legitimacy as binary, while at the same time fat produces bodies that subvert norms of masculinity and femininity and blur the binary distinction between them. Given this queer relationship between fat and gender, this paper asks, how do non-binary people navigate the gendering properties of fat?
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For booking enquireis, please contact: Richard Delahaye School Manager, IIH More InformationAuthor Bio Francis Ray White (pronouns they/them) is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Westminster where they mostly teach gender, sexuality and body studies. Francis is currently working on research projects on fat/trans embodiment, trans pregnancy and the experiences of non-binary people in HE. Their research has been published in journals and books including Fat Studies, Sexualities, Somatechnics, Thickening Fat (Routledge, 2019) and The Routledge International Handbook of Fat Studies (2021). |