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A Cornell philosophy professor and feminist author ("Down Girl" and "Entitled") tackles the issue of size discrimination with a leading book critic.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED BUT THERE ARE STILL SEATS AVAILABLE.
The event is free but registration is required. Doors open at 6 p.m. After the discussion, there will be a Q&A period and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers.
Open Book / Open Mind is sponsored by Montclair Public Library Foundation, Watchung Booksellers, the New Jersey Council on Humanities, David and Mary Lee Jones, Rosemary Iversen and an anonymous donor. We are also grateful for the generous support of our in-kind sponsors, First Congregational Church of Montclair, The George, and Amanti Vino. To support Open Book / Open Mind and other library programs, click here to donate.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Manne is an associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, where she’s been teaching since 2013. Before that, she was a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Manne did her graduate work in philosophy at MIT and is the author of two previous books, "Down Girl" and "Entitled."
ABOUT THE BOOK
Should heavy people demand larger hospital beds, plane seats and clothes instead of squeezing themselves into ever smaller small spaces? “An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our communities, and our culture.”—Roxane Gay, author of "Hunger"
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
Kate Tuttle is an editor, writer and book critic. She is a former executive at People magazine, covering books and also previously edited the books pages at the Boston Globe. A past president of the National Book Critics Circle, her reviews and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and elsewhere. Tuttle serves as the co-chair of Open Book / Open Mind’s advisory committee.
