This article is part of the following series: Book forum
It is a pleasure to convene this forum for The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala. Marianne de Laet, Simon Cohn, and Jeannette Pols, have provided spirited commentaries on Emily Yates-Doerr’s ethnography of metrics, weight, and care in highland Guatemala. The author’s talent to illustrate the complex choreographies that produce the problem of obesity makes this a truly delightful piece of work to collectively unpack. We hope you enjoy the discussion.
The Forum:
Rebeca Ibáñez Martín
University of Amsterdam
Marianne de Laet
Harvey Mudd College
Simon Cohn
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Jeannette Pols
Academic Medical Centre of Amsterdam
A reply by
Emily Yates-Doerr
University of Amsterdam
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AMA citation:
Martín R. Book Forum — Emily Yates-Doerr’s “The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala”. Somatosphere. 2016. Available at: https://somatosphere.com/2016/book-forum-emily-yates-doerr-weight-of-obesity.html/. Accessed November 28, 2023.
APA citation:
Martín, Rebeca Ibáñez. (2016). Book Forum — Emily Yates-Doerr’s “The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala”. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from Somatosphere Web site: https://somatosphere.com/2016/book-forum-emily-yates-doerr-weight-of-obesity.html/
Chicago citation:
Martín, Rebeca Ibáñez. 2016. Book Forum — Emily Yates-Doerr’s “The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala”. Somatosphere. https://somatosphere.com/2016/book-forum-emily-yates-doerr-weight-of-obesity.html/ (accessed November 28, 2023).
Harvard citation:
Martín, R 2016, Book Forum — Emily Yates-Doerr’s “The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala”, Somatosphere. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from <https://somatosphere.com/2016/book-forum-emily-yates-doerr-weight-of-obesity.html/>
MLA citation:
Martín, Rebeca Ibáñez. "Book Forum — Emily Yates-Doerr’s “The Weight of Obesity: Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala”." 14 Nov. 2016. Somatosphere. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023. <https://somatosphere.com/2016/book-forum-emily-yates-doerr-weight-of-obesity.html/>
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