To approach the problem of obesity scientifically, we must first define and measure it. Dr. Friedma
In this presentation, Steve Macek-- author of the book "Urban Nightmares: The Media, The Right and the Moral Panic over the City" (University of Minnesota Press, 2006) – analyzes the hysteria over the central city and the urban poor that permeated American politics and popular culture in the 1980s and 90s. He dissects the way mainstream politicians (Rudolph Giuliani, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr.) , conservative intellectuals and the corporate media conspired to demonize inner city neighbor
Our panelists discuss whether taunting and insults would be an effective strategy to help America's
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Gina Kolata says that you can be happy, healthy and look good without being skinny.
MS190 Assignment #2
My exploration into the boundaries of the media's representation of overweight women. Inspired by a lecture given by Kathleen LeBesco.
Clip from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (BBC4).
One of two lectures given to undergraduates in anthropology at Cambridge University in 2008 by Alan Macfarlane. For a downloadable version, reading list and context, please see www.alanmacfarlane.com