Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast is a powerful exploration of the intersection of anti-fatness and anti-Blackness. Author Da’Shaun Harrison, a fat, Black, disabled, and non-binary writer, delves into the ways in which fat Black people in the United States are subject to discrimination, abuse, and trauma, including being hyper-policed by society and the state, passed over for housing and employment, and misdiagnosed by medical professionals. Harrison offers a fresh perspective on desirability politics, healthism, hyper-sexualization, and the connection between anti-fatness and police violence, while providing strategies to combat these societal issues.