In General, The Western Body

Today, 'fat' Has Become Not A Description Of Size But A Moral Category Tainted With Criticism And Contempt.

I Wish We Could Treat Our Bodies As The Place We Live From, Rather Than Regard It As A Place To Be Worked On, As Though It Were A Disagreeable Old Kitchen In Need Of Renovation And Update.

Fat People Are So Rarely Included In Visual Culture That Fat Is Perceived As A Blot On The Landscape Of Sleek And Slim.

Public Intellectuals Come From A Range Of Areas And Use Their Expertise To Comment More Widely Than Just Their Field. They Want To Make A Contribution To Public Space, And They Stick Their Necks Out To Do It.

We Accept There's An Emotional Aspect To Life. But We're Not Very Developed In Our Ways Of Understanding It.