Kate Manne is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University, where she’s been teaching since 2013. Before that, she was a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Dr. Manne did her graduate work in philosophy at MIT and is the author of three books: “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny,” “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women,” and “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia.”
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Event Overview
While many implicit biases have waned in recent years with more exposure and national discussion, attitudes toward body size haven't. Fatphobia is responsible for significant detrimental impacts, including wage gaps, medical neglect, and poor educational outcomes.
Join Dr. Kate Manne, Associate Professor in the Cornell College of Arts & Sciences and acclaimed author of “Down Girl,” for an urgent and timely conversation about the severity of size discrimination and how to combat it. Drawing on research from her new book, “Unshrinking,” and personal experience, Dr. Manne will describe the ways in which anti-fatness operates — how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person’s attractiveness, fortitude, and intellect, as well as how it intersects with other systems of oppression.
Join Dr. Kate Manne, Associate Professor in the Cornell College of Arts & Sciences and acclaimed author of “Down Girl,” for an urgent and timely conversation about the severity of size discrimination and how to combat it. Drawing on research from her new book, “Unshrinking,” and personal experience, Dr. Manne will describe the ways in which anti-fatness operates — how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person’s attractiveness, fortitude, and intellect, as well as how it intersects with other systems of oppression.
What You'll Learn
- How fatphobia operates as a form of structural oppression
- The negative effects of anti-fatness on individuals and communities
- What we can do to change the perspective on fatness for ourselves and others
Speaker
Kate Manne
Associate Professor, Sage School of Philosophy
Cornell College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor, Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell College of Arts & Sciences
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