Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/chang-robert-y-c730all.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:12:05 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/nothing-to-lose-p589.aspx Product589 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:11:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/nothing-to-lose-p589.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/nothing-to-lose.jpg" alt="Nothing to Lose" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/nothing-to-lose-p589.aspx">Nothing to Lose</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/nothing-to-lose-p589.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$295.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>In a culture obsessed with obesity and weight loss, there are groups of "fat activists" who attempt to change a fatphobic world into a size-accepting world. These fat activists span the political and religious spectrum, yet come together around their commitment to ending size discrimination."<div><br /></div><div><i>Nothing to Lose</i> presents the activities of the local New York chapter of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) as they advance their platform through engagements with mass-media, dissemination of information, and creative local actions. By adopting the provocative position that linking fat with ill-health is misguided and legitimizes prejudicial attitudes and behavior toward those with fat bodies, <i>Nothing to Lose</i> is a film that encourages its viewers to rethink the stereotypes and assumptions they hold about body size.</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div>“…an excellent introduction to fat oppression and the need to challenge it. The short length (only 18 min) makes it easy to use in the classroom, where it would make a good basis for a discussion of looksism, sizism, and fat oppression in women's studies, sociology, and psychology courses. It is also a good introduction to activism in general, as viewers will appreciate the importance of taking action, the camaraderie of working collectively, and the creativity of the activist projects.”&nbsp;</div><div>— Joan C. Chrisler &amp; Elyse R. Lebel,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21604851.2012.646843"><i>Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society</i></a>, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2012</div></blockquote><br /><div><hr><br /></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS</b></div><div><div style="">5th Samsung Women's International Festival, India, 2012</div><div style="">International Festival of Ethnographic Film, Quebec, Canada, 2009</div><div style="">Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca, NY, 2008</div><div style="">American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, 2008</div><div style="">European Association of Social Anthropologists' Film, Video &amp; New Media Festival, Slovenia, 2008</div><div style="">Popular Culture Association &amp; American Culture Association National Conference, Boston, 2007</div><div style="">Tremblant Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, June 2006</div><div style="">Society for Visual Anthropology/American Anthropological Association Conference, San Jose, California, 2006</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/chang-robert-y-c730all.aspx">Chang, Robert Y.</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>