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The story of modern day diet culture begins 200 years ago with a man named Reverend Sylvester Graham, inventor of the graham cracker and founder of the Dietary Reform Movement. As the current war against fat (people) mounts, the food on our plates and the size of our waists have become part of the public domain. In this lecture, Virgie Tovar, author and fat activist, offers an in-depth discussion of diet culture and fatphobia with an eye to the intersections of race, gender, and class.
Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4-week online course designed to help women who are ready to break up with diet culture, and started the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. She pens a weekly column called Take the Cake. Tovar edited the ground-breaking anthology Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion (Seal Press, November 2012) and The Feminist Press will be publishing her forthcoming book of non-fiction (Summer 2018). She holds a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. Find her online at www.virgietovar.com
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When:
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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Time:
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6:00 p.m. Registration begins
6:30 p.m. Event begins
8:00 p.m. Event concludes
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Where:
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Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver
Boettcher Foundation Community Room, Craig Hall 120
2148 S. High St. Denver, CO 80208
This event will be available via Facebook Live. The direct link will be posted closer to time.
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Cost:
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This event is free, but registration is required
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