All Bodies Outside

#44: Sociologist Dr. Gemma Gibson Discusses Fat Activism


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This episode’s guest was Dr. Gemma Gibson who is a sociologist. Her research focuses on the fat activist movement, the contemporary body positive movement, and the Health at Every Size movement. A couple of her recent publications are:


'Health(ism) at every size: The duties of the “good fatty”'


AND


'Just there for the fashion, basically: Politicized fem(me)ininity in the fat-o-sphere'

This episode was very powerful and engaging. I learned a lot and I hope you do too!



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All Bodies OutsideBy Dr. Brian Peterson