Fatness and Visual Culture
A Brief Look at Some Contemporary Projects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19001829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefanie Snider (Core Laboratories (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-31 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Fat Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2160-486X • E-ISSN: 2160-4851 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21604851.2012.632725 |
| OpenAlex | W2114154108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
The production of visual representations of fatness and fat people is an important concrete and symbolic step toward fat liberation. There is currently a relative lack of critical and historical writings on fat art, or art with a fat-positive viewpoint. This article hopes to begin to rectify this situation by examining recent artwork created by five artists that challenge the idea of fatness as problematic and fat bodies as unsightly and unworthy of being seen in contemporary western culture. The artworks examined within reconfigure the visual culture of fat female bodies in humorous, cynical, joyful, and, above all, innovative ways that push viewers from multiple vantage points to think critically about social constructions of the fat body
Aesthetics · Art · Clothing · Sociology · Visual culture · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Obesity and Health Practices
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |