Contours of the Nation : Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945–1970 / Deborah McPhail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McPhail, Deborah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity--Social aspects--Canada.

Obesity.

Canada.

Medical Subjects:

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the world, including Canada, is not solely a medical condition to be managed. In Canada, the discourse on obesity emerged during a time of social upheaval in the postwar period. Contours of the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. She reveals how the articulation of obesity contributed to the Canadian colonial project in the North; where Indigenous peoples were viewed as modern Canadians due to their obesity, thereby negating any special claims to northern lands. Contours of the Nation successfully demonstrates how histories can trace the actual materialization of bodies through relations of power, particularly those pertaining to race, gender, and nation."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Weighing Canadian Obesity

1 â#x80;#x9C;This Is the Face of Obesityâ#x80;#x9D;: Race, Class, Gender, and the Feminization of Fat

2 The â#x80;#x9C;Kitchen Demonâ#x80;#x9D; and the â#x80;#x9C;Tubby Hubbyâ#x80;#x9D;: Reproductive Labour and the Nuclear Family in Obesity Discourse

3 â#x80;#x9C;Of Missiles and Musclesâ#x80;#x9D;: Fitness, Masculinity, and Obesity during the Cold War

4 â#x80;#x9C;The White Manâ#x80;#x99;s Burdenâ#x80;#x9D;? Obesity and Colonialism in the Developing North

Conclusion: Asking Different Questions

Notes

Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Aug 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-6073-2

1-4426-6072-4

OCLC:

1054881450