One Size Does Not Fit All

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LeBlanc and Hopper have assembled an exciting and timely collection about popular discourses about, and media representations of, bodies, identities, and weight. Featuring chapters that engage contemporary size-related social issues, ad campaigns, influencers, and/or celebrities, contributors offer critical arguments and observations about embodiment and empowerment, shame and stigma, health and happiness, desire and desirability. -- Tony Adams, Bradley University "Employing themes from decades of research on body image disturbance, as well as themes from the body positivity literature and movement, the "One Size Does Not Fit All" volume provides a captivating examination of representations of the body in influential popular culture texts. The chapters traverse paradigms, methodologies, and theories, and together, provide compelling case studies of bodies in diverse texts -- from the emodiment of Lizzo to ever-present Instagram influencers to the anti-fat biases in Friends. This volume is an outstanding resource for media and body image scholars." -- Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, University of Arizona One Size Does Not Fit All fits solidly in the growing trend of communication scholarship that prioritizes inclusive, multi-methodological approaches to popular culture. From Lizzo and social media to television and advertising, this edited volume covers a range of production, representation, and interpretation of bodies and would be a worthy assigned text for courses in pop culture, gender, and the like. -- Danielle Stern, Christopher Newport University