Going with the Gut
Fatness and Erotic Knowledge in Black Feminist Theories of the Body
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4931938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Quiring (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 86-102 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women's studies quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-1562 • E-ISSN: 1934-1520 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/wsq.2022.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W4224139132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
I argue that several Black feminists theorize fatness as a marginalized form of embodiment that should be reclaimed as a source of pleasure and abundance. Tracing the history of anti-fat bias back to its roots as a vehicle of racialized bodily control, we learn that the fat Black body has always served as a threat to white colonial power. Turning to Black feminist texts, from the writing of Audre Lorde and bell hooks to Zadie Smith's 2005 novel On Beauty , offers alternatives to this account of fatness, finding instead beauty, self-love, and political solidarity in fat Black women's bodies
Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Black women · Masculinity · Pleasure · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |