Fat: Culture and Materiality

Introduction: Materializing Fat Christopher E. Forth, University of Kansas, USA and Alison Leitch, Macquarie University, Australia The Qualities of Palestinian Olive Oil Anne Meneley, Trent University, Canada In Tastes, Lost and Found: Remembering the Real Flavor of Fat Pork Brad Weiss, College of William & Mary, USA Thinking through Fat: The Materiality of Ancient and Modern Stereotypes Christopher E. Forth, University of Kansas, USA Joseph Beuys: Shaman of Fat Alison Leitch, Macquarie University, Australia Engrossing Encounters: Materialities and Metaphors of Fat in the Lived Experiences of Individuals with Anorexia Anna Lavis, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK Fat is the Future: Bioprospecting, Fat Stem Cells, and Emergent Breasted Materialities Nadine Ehlers, University of Wollongong, Australia Bound Bodies: Navigating the Margins of Fat Bodies and Clothes Trudie Cain, Kerry Chamberlain and Ann Dupuis, both Massey University, New Zealand Fatsploitation: Disgust and the Performance of Weight-loss Jennifer-Scott Mobley, Marymount Manhattan College, USA Notes References Index