Susanne Ritter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741882 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanne Ritter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritter |
| SIGNATURE | RITTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5808-3097 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fat bodies, intimate relationships and the self in finnish and American weight-loss TV shows
As sites where the construction of identity and selfhood take place, relationship-focused weight-loss TV shows reproduce the notion of a correlation between a woman’s body size, her ‘success’ in romantic relationships, and the appropriate self. I analyze the weight-loss shows Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian from the US, and Rakas, Sinusta on Tullut Pullukka (Honey, You’ve Become Chubby) from Finland, investigating how relationship and body siz…
When I lose the weight, we’ll go on a date’ – fatness, singleness and liminality in Fat Chance
In contemporary Western culture, fatness and singlehood are constructed as requiring change: from fat to thin, from single to coupled. Makeover shows with a dating theme that focus on both aspects in connection to each other have become increasingly widespread, aiming for the makeover of one’s life and relationship status through the makeover of one’s body. I analyze the makeover show Fat Chance in the theoretical context of rites of passage appl…
Control through Compassion
Disciplinary practices on the gendered fat body are a central aspect of weight-loss makeover TV shows; however, they are subtle and hard to identify. I ask how surveillance and control are legitimized as appropriate methods for achieving bodily change in the Finnish makeover shows Jutta ja Superdieetit (Jutta and the Super Diet) and Jutta ja Puolen Vuoden Superdieetit (Jutta and the Half-Year Super Diet) and how the experts reinforce unequal powe…
Internetnutzung Von Jugendlichen Für Einen Auslandsjugendaustausch
Control through Compassion
Disciplinary practices on the gendered fat body are a central aspect of weight-loss makeover TV shows; however, they are subtle and hard to identify. I ask how surveillance and control are legitimized as appropriate methods for achieving bodily change in the Finnish makeover shows Jutta ja Superdieetit (Jutta and the Super Diet) and Jutta ja Puolen Vuoden Superdieetit (Jutta and the Half-Year Super Diet) and how the experts reinforce unequal powe…
Internetnutzung Von Jugendlichen Für Einen Auslandsjugendaustausch
Control through Compassion
Disciplinary practices on the gendered fat body are a central aspect of weight-loss makeover TV shows; however, they are subtle and hard to identify. I ask how surveillance and control are legitimized as appropriate methods for achieving bodily change in the Finnish makeover shows Jutta ja Superdieetit (Jutta and the Super Diet) and Jutta ja Puolen Vuoden Superdieetit (Jutta and the Half-Year Super Diet) and how the experts reinforce unequal powe…
Fat bodies, intimate relationships and the self in finnish and American weight-loss TV shows
As sites where the construction of identity and selfhood take place, relationship-focused weight-loss TV shows reproduce the notion of a correlation between a woman’s body size, her ‘success’ in romantic relationships, and the appropriate self. I analyze the weight-loss shows Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian from the US, and Rakas, Sinusta on Tullut Pullukka (Honey, You’ve Become Chubby) from Finland, investigating how relationship and body siz…
When I lose the weight, we’ll go on a date’ – fatness, singleness and liminality in Fat Chance
In contemporary Western culture, fatness and singlehood are constructed as requiring change: from fat to thin, from single to coupled. Makeover shows with a dating theme that focus on both aspects in connection to each other have become increasingly widespread, aiming for the makeover of one’s life and relationship status through the makeover of one’s body. I analyze the makeover show Fat Chance in the theoretical context of rites of passage appl…
Obesity and Health Practices (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)