{"product_id":"9781472520180","title":"Fat: Culture and Materiality","description":"\"Fat\". In contemporary society the word never fails to elicit powerful emotions, especially as it relates to bodily health and appearance. But fat is a noun as well as an adjective and has a cultural life outside of its relationship with the human body. By focusing on the complex physical and experiential dimensions of this problematic substance, \u003ci\u003eFat: Culture and Materiality\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground in the study of the relationship between culture and the material world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith contributions from well-respected international scholars, this innovative and interdisciplinary collection will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in fat and its relationship to culture, materiality and lived experience. The volume addresses the role of fats in a variety of cultural settings. Topics include the politics of Palestinian olive oil; the allure of pig fat in heritage pork; the material sources of fat stereotypes in classical and biblical texts; the use of harvested fat in aesthetic surgery; and the status of fat in the self-narratives of anorexics.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174619857136,"sku":"9781472520180","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472520180_p0.jpg?v=1763598189","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472520180","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}