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ESRC Seminar Series
Fat Studies and Health At Every Size: Bigness Beyond Obesity
Seminar Two: Fat in the Clinic/Health At Every Size (HAES)
13-14 May 2010
Warwick University, UK
In recent years there has been significant concern about the impact of fatness on the UK's health. Numerous policy interventions have attempted to tackle the so-called 'obesity epidemic' in ways which treat or prevent the incidence of such fat bodies. However, within the inter-disciplinary field of Fat Studies and the HAES movement, researchers, practitioners and activists are challenging the limited and problematic ways in which dominant obesity knowledges produce and problematise the fat body.
This is the second in a series of four free seminars taking place over the course of 2010-2012, funded by the ESRC. The series is grounded in the ethos and politics of size acceptance. Each of the seminars will critically question the ways in which fatness is constructed and experienced as a ‘problem’ whilst also exploring alternative understandings, theorisations and experiences of fatness. The series aims to provide a supportive space for interdisciplinary researchers, activists, practitioners and interested others to question the politics surrounding fatness and health, away from the limitations of the medical model.
Seminar Two will focus on HAES and other non-discriminatory approaches to fatness within clinical spaces, including weight-loss surgery, dietetics, exercise interventions, etc. The seminar will combine formal presentations with informal discussion groups. The final list of speakers and titles will follow in further announcements, but confirmed speakers include:
Lucy Aphramor, Coventry University (keynote)
Karen Throsby, Warwick University
Shirlene Badger, King's College London
Helen Malson, University of the West of England
Helena Webb, King's College London
Rinat Ezra, Warwick University
Further details on the aims of and background to the seminar series.
Dates, times, places:
Thursday 13 May
1-5.30pm
Friday 14 May
9.30am - 2.30pm
Ramphal Building (Rm 0.3/4) at the University of Warwick, see campus map.
The seminar is free to attend, including refreshments, and lunch on Friday 14 May, but participants must meet their own accommodation and transport costs. There also is an optional seminar dinner on Thursday 13 May (costs not covered). There are a limited number of bursaries available to contribute to travel/accommodation costs for students/unwaged participants. To request a bursary, please contact Kirsty Liddiard at the e-mail address given below explaining why you need a bursary, e.g. student/unwaged etc.
If you are interested in attending, please register by e-mailing Kirsty Liddiard, including your affiliation and contact details, any dietary or access requirements, if you would like to apply for a bursary, and whether you are interested in attending the seminar dinner. We’re really looking forward to welcoming everyone to Warwick.
On-campus accommodation is available at the Radcliffe Training and Conference Centre and can be booked by calling 024 76474711. If you book now, the cost is £70 for one night; a last-minute booking within a week before the event costs £35 per night. The university has several other conference centres with accommodation, all within reasonable walking distance of the seminar, so if Radcliffe becomes fully booked, there are other possibilities, although obviously, we can make no guarantees.
Getting to the University of Warwick.
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