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To explore representations of fat embodiment and the reclamation of bodily autonomy in contemporary graphic memoirs.

August 7, 2026Fat Studies

Refusing to shrink: resilience, reclamation, and re-embodiment in contemporary fat graphic memoirs

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To explore representations of fat embodiment and the reclamation of bodily autonomy in contemporary graphic memoirs.
Examined two graphic memoirs: Rachel M. Thomas’s 'Shrink' and Siobhan Gallagher’s 'Full of Myself'.
Applied frameworks from comic studies, graphic medicine, and fat studies.
Utilized Drew Leder’s phenomenological analysis of healing strategies.
These graphic memoirs resist the pathologization of fatness and challenge societal norms.
The narratives assert the right of fat individuals to flourish despite societal pressures.
The analysis indicates that graphic medicine supports a process of re-embodiment.

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Analysis of graphic memoirs reveals fat liberation perspectives and body autonomy in fat narratives, challenging societal stigma.

Venkatesan et al. (2026) studied this question.

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