书籍名称 :《Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic':Governing Bodies》
编著人员 : Jan Wright等编著
出版单位 : 隐藏内容
出版时间 : 2009
涉及领域: 医药书籍 » 生命科学书籍
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《Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic':Governing Bodies》Jan Wright等编著
Biopolitics and the `Obesity Epidemic' is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different individuals, social groups and institutions. Contributors from the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide original, accessible, and engaging chapters on issues such as the effects on individuals, families, youths and schools. The timely contributions offered by Biopolitics and the `Obesity Epidemic' to this highly topical area will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including teachers, education professionals, community health and allied professionals, and academics in areas such as education, health, youth studies, social work and psychology.
PART I
Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’
1 Biopower, Biopedagogies and the Obesity Epidemic 1
JAN WRIGHT
2 Theorizing Biopedagogies 15
VALERIE HARWOOD
3 Friends, Enemies and the Cultural Politics of
Critical Obesity Research 31
MICHAEL GARD
4 Bio-Citizenship: Virtue Discourses and the
Birth of the Bio-Citizen 45
CHRISTINE HALSE
5 Doctor’s Orders: Diagnosis, Medical Authority and the
Exploitation of the Fat Body 60
ANNEMARIE JUTEL
6 Marked as ‘Pathological’: ‘Fat’ Bodies as Virtual Confessors 78