ABSTRACT

The production of knowledge within the social sciences has contributed both to the oppression and liberation of fat people. In this piece, four fat activists review the role that social science could play in the science of fatness, highlighting key considerations for scholars to keep at the front of their mind if they want to be allies to fat people in this scholarship. We propose a range of qualitative research questions that are ripe for scientific exploration. And we argue that a fat ethic is imperative to any scholar interested in engaging with the study of fatness, the fat body, and the fat experience. We conclude with suggestions for allied scholars who are committed to ethical practice in the study of fatness, and a recognition of the value that a Fat Studies framework may add in this scholarship.

摘要

社会科学中的知识生产对肥胖者的压迫和解放都有贡献。在这篇文章中，四位肥胖活动家回顾了社会科学在肥胖科学中可以发挥的作用，并强调了学者们如果想在这项奖学金中成为胖子的盟友，他们需要牢记的关键考虑因素。我们提出了一系列适合科学探索的定性研究问题。我们认为，对于任何有兴趣从事肥胖、肥胖身体和肥胖体验研究的学者来说，肥胖伦理是必不可少的。最后，我们为致力于肥胖研究中的伦理实践的相关学者提出建议，并承认脂肪研究框架可能为该奖学金增加的价值。