Anna Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 5038056 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swarthmore College |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-7819-0334 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Supernatural Closet
Coming Out as Fat
This paper examines the surprising case of women who “come out as fat” to test and refine theories about social change, social mobilization, stigma, and stigma resistance. First, supporting theories about “social movement spillover,” we find that overlapping memberships in queer and fat activist groups, as well as networks between these groups, have facilitated the migration of this cultural narrative. Second, we find that the different, embodied…
Women and Citizenship in Europe
Coming Out as Fat
This paper examines the surprising case of women who “come out as fat” to test and refine theories about social change, social mobilization, stigma, and stigma resistance. First, supporting theories about “social movement spillover,” we find that overlapping memberships in queer and fat activist groups, as well as networks between these groups, have facilitated the migration of this cultural narrative. Second, we find that the different, embodied…
Women and Citizenship in Europe
Coming Out as Fat
This paper examines the surprising case of women who “come out as fat” to test and refine theories about social change, social mobilization, stigma, and stigma resistance. First, supporting theories about “social movement spillover,” we find that overlapping memberships in queer and fat activist groups, as well as networks between these groups, have facilitated the migration of this cultural narrative. Second, we find that the different, embodied…
The Supernatural Closet
Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Christianity (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Citizenship (1 work) · Cultural assimilation (1 work) · Cultural Studies (1 work)