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University of Maryland's 'Fat Studies' Course Faces Backlash

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University of Maryland's 'Fat Studies' Course Faces Backlash
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  • University of Maryland introduces 'Fat Studies' course for Spring 2025.
  • Course explores intersections of 'fatness' and 'Blackness' with societal impacts.
    • Dr. Sydney Lewis teaches the three-credit course focused on diversity.
    • Class includes examination of fat liberation and related activism.
    • Critics question the course's job relevance in the real world.
    • It is part of the university's mandatory diversity curriculum.
    • Readings include 'What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat.'.
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