Jenn Brandt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenn Brandt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenn |
| FAMILY NAME | Brandt |
| SIGNATURE | BRANDT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | High Point University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Shuffling toward oblivion
The authors use poststructuralist analysis to examine the portrayal of the fat body as “flawed” through the lens of Stephen King’s The Long Walk, a novel about the contestants of an annual walking competition held in a dystopian, totalitarian version of the United States. The story can be read as an allegory of the way society treats bodies coded as “fat,” where the pejorative myth of the fat body is used to force “help” on these individuals as a…
Greek and Roman Festivals
"Festivals were the heartbeat of Greek and Roman society and fulfilled significant roles in its social and political organization and within its institutions. Setting the rhythm of the year, festivals were a common denominator for a wide-ranging series of phenomena that concerned a large area of social relationships: social and political processes were formed, maintained, altered, and sanctioned through religious celebrations, as well as uniting …
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Greek and Roman Festivals
"Festivals were the heartbeat of Greek and Roman society and fulfilled significant roles in its social and political organization and within its institutions. Setting the rhythm of the year, festivals were a common denominator for a wide-ranging series of phenomena that concerned a large area of social relationships: social and political processes were formed, maintained, altered, and sanctioned through religious celebrations, as well as uniting …
Shuffling toward oblivion
The authors use poststructuralist analysis to examine the portrayal of the fat body as “flawed” through the lens of Stephen King’s The Long Walk, a novel about the contestants of an annual walking competition held in a dystopian, totalitarian version of the United States. The story can be read as an allegory of the way society treats bodies coded as “fat,” where the pejorative myth of the fat body is used to force “help” on these individuals as a…
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