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 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Dr. Strings will be signing books from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Admission/Cost: FREE Please Register
Location:
Central Library
330 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA
Sunday, February 25 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM