Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search


Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own Cover Image Book Book

Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own / Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD.

Cox, Joy, (author.).

Summary:

"Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of "going along just to get along," and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black women their selfhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781623174996 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 163 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1 : Black people, Black culture, Black fat. Where it all began -- God and "His" problem with fat folks -- Part 2 : To accept is to resist. To accept and be accepted -- Acceptance is choosing sides -- Acceptance + resistance = activism -- Part 3 : My community, my peopl. It's a family reunion! -- Together we can change the world -- Now that we're here, what's next? -- Conclusion : A love letter to fat girls in Black bodies.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Cox, Joy.
African American women > Biography.
African American women > Health and hygiene.
African American women > Psychology.
Body image in women > United States.
Obesity in women > United States > Psychological aspects.
Overweight women > United States > Biography.
Obesity in women > Social aspects > United States.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 362.1963980092 Cox 31681010222776 NONFICPBK In process -
► Summaries & More
► Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads
▼ Additional Content

DR. JOY ARLENE RENEE COX is a Philadelphia native, born on the blessed thirty-first day of December. Joy is a claircognizant Capricorn that thrives through connection and love, rooting for the underdogs in life to take their rightful place as overcomers. She is also a doctor; she received her PhD from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2018. Her field of work is centered on fatness, identity, and social change.

Reflective of the name she bears, Joy has the cheeks to outsmile her detractors. Reflective of her work in print, she has the research to back up her claims. While the spotlight has never been a position she'd prefer to stand in, Joy does believe in speaking up and advocating for what's right. She is the host of the pro-fat, pro-Black podcast Fresh Out the Cocoon and has been featured in articles by the Huffington Post and SELF magazine. Joy has also been on several podcasts, such as Positive Nutrition with Paige Smathers and Food Psych with Christy Harrison. Dr. Cox is simply a conduit through which love, wisdom, and justice flow. Her pride is in her people and her values. Her strength is in her disposition and her intuition.

► Shelf Browser
► MARC Record

Additional Resources