Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia with Sabrina Strings
University of San Diego and San Diego Public Library Present: Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia with Sabrina Strings as this year's speaker for our annual Black History Month Author Talk.
Join us for a talk with Sabrina Strings, Professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Strings is the author of the award-winning book: "Fearing the Black Body: the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia" and appeared on Netflix's "The Black Beauty Effect." She will be speaking to San Diego about Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, which argues that the contemporary ideal of slenderness is, at its very core, racialized and racist.
Author talk and Q&A will be from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Dr. Strings will be signing books from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Registration is encouraged but not required.