In April, 2020, Dr. Geoff Cole published, “Why the ‘Hoax’ Paper of Baldwin (2018) Should Be Reinstated.” We are the authors of the “Baldwin” paper published in Fat Studies. The paper satirized theoretical ideas within Fat Studies as part of a larger project to demonstrate the lack of rigor in certain theoretical approaches to cultural studies. In this response, we agree with Cole that our project should not be understood as hoaxes and that the retracted article should be reinstated, but defend our methods.

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了解“申诉研究事务”论文以及为何应将其恢复：对Geoff Cole的回应

2020年4月，Geoff Cole博士发表了“为什么应恢复鲍德温的'恶作剧'论文（2018）”。我们是《脂肪研究》上发表的“鲍德温”论文的作者。这篇论文讽刺了胖子研究中的理论思想，这是一个更大的项目的一部分，以证明文化研究的某些理论方法缺乏严格性。在此回应中，我们同意Cole的观点，即不应将我们的项目理解为恶作剧，而应收回已收回的物品，但应捍卫我们的方法。