Association of Marquette University Women: The Eleanor H. Boheim Distinguished LectureFatphobia: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Fight ItPresented by Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University
TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 2024
6:30 p.m. Reception7:00 p.m. Lecture
Raynor Memorial Libraries, Beaumier Suites1355 W Wisconsin Ave., Marquette University campus
Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, is the author of Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, and Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia. She is a sought-after public intellectual who has published in outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Jezebel.
Blending intimate stories with the trenchant analysis that has become her signature, Manne shows why fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue. Over the last several decades, implicit bias has waned in every category, from race to sexual orientation, except one: body size. Manne examines how anti-fatness operates—how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person’s attractiveness, fortitude, and intellect, and how it intersects with other systems of oppression.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
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