Sessions
Don't Trim the Fat, Just the Fatphobia: Editing for Better Fat Characters
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fri
More than Just "Another Rough Day": Mental Health and Self-Care for Freelancers (panel discussion)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Fri
Laughing Till It Hurts: How Fat Representation in Media Impacts Fat Folks
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sat
Dr. Wendy Dragon is a clinical associate professor at Wright State University. She presents nationally and chairs dissertations around topics such as fatphobia, understanding language used to describe fatness, impact of the representation and treatment of fat people on individuals of all body shapes and sizes, the intersection of culture and size stigma, and stereotypes about fat people. She teaches about size-related topics in multiple classes and at diversity events. She co-coordinates the Sizeism Caucus of the Association for Women in Psychology.