University of Limerick

Graduate Student, Sociology

Thesis Title: An Autoethnography of Fat Activism

About

I am a fat activist-researcher based in London, and currently a Government of Ireland PhD scholar at the University of Limerick, courtesy of the Irish Social Sciences Platform.

I started out as a zine-maker and continue to publish and be active in various DIY-culture projects, on- and offline.

I am the sole author of two books: Fat and Proud: The Politics of Size (1998), non-fiction based on my MA dissertation, and a novel, Cherry (2002), which was seized by Canada Customs and also voted Best Book in Diva's Lesbian Excellence Awards.

I am a member of the editorial board for Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society.

I have worked as a journalist and my writing has been published in many magazines, zines and anthologies.

I have my own gang, The Chubsters.

I am a Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

My short films have screened at festivals around the world.

I perform in the queercore bands The 123s and Homosexual Death Drive.

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