Young, Gifted and Fat is an autoethnography of 'performing thin' - on the stage and in life. Sharrell Luckett's story of weight loss and gain and playing the (beautiful, desirable, thin) leading lady showcases an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to issues of weight and self-esteem, performance, race and gender.
Young, Gifted and Fat is an autoethnography of 'performing thin' - on the stage and in life. Sharrell Luckett's story of weight loss and gain and playing the (beautiful, desirable, thin) leading lady showcases an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to issues of weight and self-esteem, performance, race and gender.
Sharrell D. Luckett is Assistant Professor of Theatre & Performance Studies at Muhlenberg College. Her literary and embodied research is situated in Performance Studies, African American Studies, acting/directing theory, and Fat Studies.
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Foreword Bryant Keith Alexander Acknowledgements Before Pic Introduction: Contextualizing the Conundrum Chapter 1. Touched Talk 'Fat' Session: Say it ain't so...daddy issues? Chapter 2. Disappearing Acts Chapter 3. Passing Strange Talk 'Fat' Session: Fractured Chapter 4. Maintenance Chapter 5. Weighted Loss Talk 'Fat' Session: Staging Life Chapter 6. "YoungGiftedandFat" - (The Play) Chapter 7. Fat Girl Futurity After Pic References Index