Dr. Sander Gilman Presents “Fat Boys: The Unknown Story Of Men And Fat” At Muhlenberg College
Dr. Sander Gilman, distinguished professor of liberal arts and medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago, will speak at Muhlenberg College on Wednesday September 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lithgow Science Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.Friday, September 17, 2004 10:45 AM
Dr. Sander Gilman, distinguished professor of liberal arts and medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago, will speak at Muhlenberg College on Wednesday September 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lithgow Science Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Our culture’s obsessive interest in fat bodies today focuses on the size and acceptability of women’s bodies. Yet for over 3,000 years of recorded history in the west, it was the body of the overweight male that was the focus of fear, loathing and sometimes admiration. Gilman’s lecture “Fat Boys: The Unknown Story of Men and Fat” will use examples from medicine, theology and literary culture to examine this fascination with men’s bodies and the reasons behind the current obsession with women’s bodies. The lecture is based on Gilman’s recently published book, “Fat Boys: A Slim Book.”
Gilman’s appearance is co-sponsored by the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics as part of Disease: Representation, Research and Rights, a semester long series of events. Through interactive programming, presentations, and classroom activities, the Center encourages investigation of social practices in the local college community, as American citizens, and across diverse cultures. The lecture is also co-sponsored by the faculty humanities seminar on disability studies.
