Sökning: "Fat embodiment"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Fat embodiment.

  1. 1. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Författare :Kristin Binder; [2023-04-06]
    Nyckelord :Hyper in visibility; body normativity; oppression; intersectionality; transgender; disability; fatness; body liberation movement; resistance;

    Sammanfattning : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Have you noticed? Discussing the embodied experiences of fat queer individuals in Greece

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Författare :EVDOXIA PAPAGIANNI; [2023]
    Nyckelord :fat studies; ueer theory; fat queer embodiment; the Panopticon; performativity; focus group; thematic analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the intricate interplay of fatness and queerness, as navigated by Greek individuals. Employing a qualitative approach and thematic analysis, the study aims to unfold the experiences, challenges, and resilience. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Tjocka kroppar, snäva världar : En intervjustudie om tjocka förkroppsliganden

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Genusvetenskap

    Författare :Alice Alberts; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Fat embodiment; fatness; phenomenology; temporality; affect theory; space; orientation; fat hatred; Gender studies; Fat studies; Tjocka förkroppsliganden; tjockhet; fenomenologi; temporalitet; affektteori; rumslighet; orientering; fetthat; Genusvetenskap; Fat studies;

    Sammanfattning : Current medical discourse and endless media debates on obesity and health have rendered the fat body highly visible. However, the lived experiences of fat have to a large extent remained absent in these discourses. This thesis, therefore, expands and reconceptualizes notions of fatness and fat embodiments. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Den synliggjorda blicken

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Författare :Jenny Grimbeck; [2018]
    Nyckelord :the male gaze; feminist theology; Lisa Isherwood; Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel; human body; Christology; Philosophy and Religion;

    Sammanfattning : In this essay, I explore the concept the male gaze in a feminist theological perspective with a curtain focus on the body of women. The essay seek to answer the question how the female can be liberated from the male gaze and take control of her own body. The aim is to contribute to a body theology that encourages the woman's embodiment. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Fettets Fenomenologi: en fenomenologisk studie om levda erfarenheter av övervikt

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Josephine Reijs; [2014]
    Nyckelord :kropp; body; overweight; phenomenology; övervikt; knowledge; experience; erfarenhet; kunskap; fenomenologi; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the study was to study people with the experience of being overweight from a phenomenological perspective. The two main focuses where: How does the informants experience their body in their everyday life regarding the body, food and eating, working out, health and resistance from a phenomenological perspective? How do the informants experience their body in interaction to others and themselves? My own experience of being overweight led me to a desire to wanting to know more about others with these experiences combined with a relentless anger about how a body is supposed to be. LÄS MER