An expansive, grassroots exploration into fat activism.

Charlotte Cooper, a fat activist with over 25 years’ experience, lifts the lid on the previously unexplored social movement of fat activism. Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement allows readers an inside view into the lives and politics of fat people on their own terms. Fat activism, Cooper argues, is not just a response to obesity discourse, but a social movement in its own right. Delving into the movement’s methodology and historical roots, Cooper shows how fat activism is an undeniably feminist and queer phenomenon.