Analyzing Weight-Related Communication by Personal Narrative and Secondary Research
Location
Culp Room 219
Start Date
4-6-2022 9:45 AM
End Date
4-6-2022 10:00 AM
Faculty Sponsor’s Department
Communication & Performance
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Kelly Dorgan
Competition Type
Non-Competitive
Type
Boland Symposium
Project's Category
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Communications
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Stories reveal forces and conditions under which particular experiences are shaped. Drawing on a personal-storied approach, the author examines weight-related communication. More specifically, this presentation explores communication around and stigmatization of eating disorders. Blending reflexivity and secondary research, the author contends that weight-related scripts, arguably, legitimatize eating disorders within certain performing arts communities. A three-part blog series was used to extend the analysis of weight(y) scripts to lay audiences. Resulting from the above procedure are compelling pieces of literature, as weaving relevant excerpts from personal narrative offer an element of relatability which strictly academic writing cannot always accomplish. Capitalizing on the goal of exposing especially damaging narratives within culture, the work done within the context of these blogs is positioned in such a way which enables it to reach the desired audiences.
Analyzing Weight-Related Communication by Personal Narrative and Secondary Research
Culp Room 219
Stories reveal forces and conditions under which particular experiences are shaped. Drawing on a personal-storied approach, the author examines weight-related communication. More specifically, this presentation explores communication around and stigmatization of eating disorders. Blending reflexivity and secondary research, the author contends that weight-related scripts, arguably, legitimatize eating disorders within certain performing arts communities. A three-part blog series was used to extend the analysis of weight(y) scripts to lay audiences. Resulting from the above procedure are compelling pieces of literature, as weaving relevant excerpts from personal narrative offer an element of relatability which strictly academic writing cannot always accomplish. Capitalizing on the goal of exposing especially damaging narratives within culture, the work done within the context of these blogs is positioned in such a way which enables it to reach the desired audiences.