Well, we've had women's studies and black studies and lesbian studies and disability studies and ethnic studies, none aimed at a real education, all just full of "victims" railing againts the larger oppressive society. So this should come as no great surprise:
In December 2004, she helped found the organization Size Matters, whose goal was to promote size acceptance and positive body image. In April, the group sponsored a conference called Fat and the Academy, a three-day event at Smith of panel discussions and performances by academics, researchers, activists and artists. Nearly 150 people attended.
Even as science, medicine and government have defined obesity as a threat to the nation's health and treasury, fat studies is emerging as a new interdisciplinary area of study on campuses across the country and is gaining interest in Australia and Britain. Nestled within the humanities and social sciences fields, fat studies explores the social and political consequences of being fat.
What kind of joke can possibly be made here? How do you make fun of something this far beyond parody?
