In this episode, host Karma Chavez interviews Virgie Tovar, author of "fat" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. They discuss the three dimensions of weight discrimination: institutional, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. They also explore the intersection of research and activism, the feminist politics of fat acceptance, and the corporealization of feminism. Additionally, they delve into the history and development of fat studies as an academic field.

Karma R. Chávez (she/her) is Chair and Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT Austin.

Virgie Tovar American author, activist, lecturer, and weight-based discrimination speaker.

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