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It's About Damn Time: Loving and Learning From the Fat Frame
Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT (3:35 to 5:05pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 709Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Body weight and size are complex issues in K-20 education, with few spaces available for critical analysis of societal messages about fatness and body inclusivity. The absence of these sanctuary spaces perpetuates social inequities within educational institutions. This symposium aims to honor and affirm the fat body, supporting teachers in helping students critically analyze messages about body size and counter fat shaming (Friedman et al., 2019; Patterson-Faye, 2016; Taylor & Oluo, 2021). By focusing on the intersection of race, class, disability, age, sexualities, and gender identity, this symposium seeks to foster an inclusive educational environment that respects and values all body types.
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Nurturing Loving Fat: Growing Beyond The Weeds Of Fat Phobia - Dywanna Smith, Claflin University
For Da Brothas: A Call For Fat, Black Male and Masculine Folx Literature - Jarvais J Jackson, Indiana University Indianapolis; Robert Prosser, Georgia Southern University; Allen Taste, The Educated Black Boy
I Apologize: Body Positivity Love Movements - Janice Baines, University of South Carolina
“I Like The Way I Am”: Invisibility And Activism In Children’s Picture Books With Fat Protagonists - Anne Valauri, Georgia Southern University
From The Side-Eye Of A Fat Black Girl: Using Pop Culture To Tackle Fat Phobia In Education - Kenesha Johnson, Claflin University