{"product_id":"fat-gay-men-girth-mirth-and-the-politics-of-stigma-hardback-9780814708385","title":"Fat Gay Men; Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma (Hardback) 9780814708385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFat Gay Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGirth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Whitesel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814708385\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"[A]n interesting look at how a doubly marginalized population negotiates and reconstructs stigma by coming together to perform ritualistic acts in order to regain a consciousness of normalcy in their lives. Its an important source for understanding the subjective experience of being fat, suffering as an interactive experience, and the reactive comportment to size discrimination in gay society.\" (Communication Booknotes Quarterly) \"This examination offatgaymen, a marginalized and stigmatized group within the already marginalized and stigmatized group of homosexualmenin general, is a critical missing piece in GLBTQ studies . . . [a] valuable contribution for those interested infatstudies as well asgaystudies.\" (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture\u003cbr\u003e can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men–chubs,\u003cbr\u003e bears, cubs–the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large\u003cbr\u003e still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay\u003cbr\u003e communities. In Fat Gay Men, Jason\u003cbr\u003e Whitesel delves into the world of Girth \u0026amp; Mirth, a nationally known social\u003cbr\u003e club dedicated to big gay men, illuminating the ways in which these men form\u003cbr\u003e identities and community in the face of adversity. In existence for over forty\u003cbr\u003e years, the club has long been a refuge and 'safe space' for such men. Both a partial insider as a gay man and an\u003cbr\u003e outsider to Girth \u0026amp; Mirth, Whitesel offers an insider's critique of the gay\u003cbr\u003e movement, questioning whether the social consequences of the failure to be\u003cbr\u003e height-weight proportionate should be so extreme in the gay community.\u003cbr\u003e  This book documents performances at club events and examines how\u003cbr\u003e participants use allusion and campy-queer behavior to reconfigure and reclaim\u003cbr\u003e their sullied body images, focusing on the numerous tensions of marginalization\u003cbr\u003e and dignity that big gay men experience and how they negotiate these tensions\u003cbr\u003e via their membership to a size-positive group. Based on ethnographic interviews\u003cbr\u003e and in-depth field notes from more than 100 events at bar nights, café\u003cbr\u003e klatches, restaurants, potlucks, holiday bashes, pool parties, movie nights,\u003cbr\u003e and weekend retreats, the book explores the woundedness that comes from being\u003cbr\u003e relegated to an inferior position in gay hierarchies, and yet celebrates how\u003cbr\u003e some gay men can reposition the shame of fat stigma through carnival, camp, and\u003cbr\u003e play. A compelling and rich narrative, Fat\u003cbr\u003e Gay Men provides a rare glimpse into an unexplored dimension of weight and\u003cbr\u003e body image in American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563794755864,"sku":"9780814708385","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fat-gay-men-girth-mirth-and-the-politics-of-stigma-hardback-9780814708385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}