FemTech Book Club - Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings

Monthly Book Club and Q&A to discuss topics and questions inspired by books and authors from the world of women’s health and wellness.
About this Event

Join FemTech Focus at our monthly FemTech Book Club hosted by FemFans Susan Stover and Karen Wells!

On the last Wednesday of every month at 7pm ET, we'll be discussing a book or other media from the world of women’s health and wellness.

Whether you’ve read the book in entirety, skimmed a few chapters, or are just curious about the topics included, all are welcome for thoughtful conversation, Q&A sessions, and an opportunity to engage with the FemTech community.

Bring your favorite drinks or snacks. Zoom video is optional! This will be an informal, relaxed, and nourishing session. You will have an opportunity chat with other attendees on Zoom.

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For this month’s FemTech Book Club we’ll be discussing Fearing the Black Body: tHe Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings.

Strings weaves together a historical narrative ranging from the Renaissance to the current moment which analyzees important works of art, newspaper and magazine articles, and scientific literature and medical journals―where fat bodies were once praised―showing that fat phobia, as it relates to Black women, did not originate with medical findings, but with the Enlightenment era belief that fatness was evidence of “savagery” and racial inferiority.
Strings argues that the contemporary ideal of slenderness is, at its very core, racialized and racist. It was not until the early twentieth century, when racialized attitudes against fatness were already entrenched in the culture, that the medical establishment began its crusade against obesity. Fearing the Black Body shows that fat phobia isn’t about health at all, but rather a means of using the body to validate race, class, and gender prejudice.

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Day: Last Wednesday of every month

Time: 4PM PT/6PM CT/7PM ET

Event Format: Join the event via Zoom. Hosts, Susan and Karen, will lead the discussion into an open session where you can ask questions and engage with other attendees.

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