Fat Tactics - The Rhetoric and Structure of the Fat Acceptance Movement

This book explores and analyzes the ways fat acceptance activists have advocated through language and tactical action. Using Anthony Giddens' concept of Structuration in the make-up of ideology, the book identifies how fat acceptance activists use signification, domination, and legitimation to strengthen their cause. Thus, their actions are both rhetorical and tactical.
Fat-considered a descriptor and not a negative label among activists-is highly stigmatized for arbitrary reasons in various areas of life ranging from the fashion industry to health care. This books shows how fat acceptance activists work to remedy this situation.

List of contents

Introduction: The "Spirit" of Fat Acceptance
Chapter One: Setting the Stage for Fat Activism
Chapter Two: Signification, Legitimation, and Domination in the Fat Acceptance Movement
Chapter Three: Fat Tactics and the Pragmatics of Fat Activism
Chapter Four: Anti-fat Rhetoric and Social Media
Chapter Five: The Power of Narrative in Fat Acceptance
Conclusion

About the author

Erec Smith is associate professor of rhetoric and composition at York College of Pennsylvania.

Product details

• Authors: Erec Smith
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498531160
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3116-0
• No. of pages: 114
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Social discrimination and social justice