The Wire

A recent ‘Fat Studies’ conference in New Zealand was swooped upon by a small media circus, who reported that the academics were misguidedly promoting obesity and unhealthy lifestyles. Surprised at this attention, the scholars believe they were misinterpreted, insisting that ‘Fat Studies’ is in no way promoting obesity, but rather studying its nuances.

Does Fat Studies promote fat pride or  simply provide a proxy for unhealthiness? Is fatness simply an overstated problem, or is it not even a problem at all?A Phd Candidate within the field provides her own well-rounded argument.