02150nam a2200421 i 4500 ebr10828998 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130909t20142014enk ob 001 0 eng|d 9781472413062 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781472413079 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)869474083 RC569.5.B65 K97 2014eb 306.4/613 23 Kyr�ol�a, Katariina. The weight of images : affect, body image and fat in the media / Katariina Kyr�ol�a. Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2014] �2014 1 online resource (253 pages). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Gender, bodies and transformation Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : the weight of looks -- Threatening information : politics of fear in the news -- Inciting transformation : dieting away disgust and shame -- Disturbing incongruity : laughter as corporeal training -- Intruding explosions : stretching bodies and death -- Affirming positivity : desire and fat acceptance -- Expanding body images : conclusion. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Body image disturbance. Body image Psychological aspects. Human body in mass media. Mass media in health education. Electronic books. Print version: Kyr�ol�a, Katariina. Weight of images : affect, body image and fat in the media. Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2014] ix, 242 pages Gender, bodies and transformation 9781472413062 (DLC)10828998 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10828998 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 85458 85458