12 10 20 Webinar: Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia with Dr. Sabrina Strings

Описание: Event description:
NAAFA Community Outreach Director, Tigress Osborn, is joined by author Dr. Sabrina Strings to discuss her book, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and its importance in understanding how race and fatness have been historically connected by racist society.

The 2020 NAAFA Webinar Series is free to fat community and allies of all sizes.

Presenter Bio:
Sabrina Strings, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Sabrina has been featured in dozens of venues, including Huffington Post, Medium, Mashable, Los Angeles Times, Bitch Media, and goop. Her writing can be found in diverse venues, including The New York Times, Scientific American, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.

Her book, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (2019), has been named a NYU Press Bestseller. It was awarded the 2020 Best Publication Prize by the Body & Embodiment Section of the American Sociological Association. Fearing the Black Body has been featured on BBC, NPR, and WNYC, as well as “must read” lists in Essence, Ms., and Colorlines. Keep up with Sabrina’s latest moves by visiting her website: Sabrinastrings.com, or follow her on Twitter @Sastrings.

Accessibility notes: This webinar is presented in English without captions. A transcript of the webinar will be made available at a later date.

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