Biography:Kate Harding
Kate Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1975 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Vermont College of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Era | 21st century |
| Known for | Shapely Prose Lessons From the Fat-o-Sphere Asking For It Nasty Women |
Kate Harding (born c. 1975)[1] is a feminist and fat-acceptance writer. She was founding editor of the Shapely Prose blog, author of Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do About It, co-author of Lessons From the Fat-o-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body, and co-editor of anthology Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America.
Early life
Harding attended the University of Toronto for college, majoring in English, then earned an MFA in fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts.[2]
Career
Harding was founding editor of a blog called Shapely Prose, which she edited from 2007 to 2010.[2]
Hard is co-author, with Marianne Kirby, of the 2009 book Lessons From the Fat-o-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body (Penguin/Perigee).[3][4]
In 2015, Harding published Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do About It.[5][6][7] In Slate, Amanda Marcotte described Harding's approach in the book as "working as a cultural critic, focusing on the cultural response to and understanding of sexual assault more than the crimes themselves".[8] In the Los Angeles Times , Rebecca Carroll called the book "a smart, impassioned and well-researched agenda for a strictly no-nonsense understanding of rape culture."[9]
In 2017, Harding co-edited an anthology with Samhita Mukhopadhyay, entitled Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Personal life
Harding is married and lives in Chicago.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schoenberg, Nara (April 30, 2009). "The queen of fat bloggers takes no prisoners". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0430-fatosphere-queenapr30,0,6465421.story.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About" (in en). https://www.kateharding.info/about.
- ↑ Wakeman, Jessica (2009-05-16). "Lessons From The Fat-O-Sphere, By Kate Harding And Marianne Kirby". The Frisky. http://www.thefrisky.com/2009-05-16/the-sophisticate-lessons-from-the-fat-o-sphere-by-kate-harding-and-mari/.
- ↑ "Lessons From the Fat-O-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce With Your Body" (in en-gb). Bust. http://bust.com/books/3357-lessons-from-the-fat-o-sphere-quit-dieting-and-declare-a-truce-with-your-body.html.
- ↑ Kelley, Lauren (August 24, 2015). "America Has a Rape Problem, and Kate Harding Wants to Fix It". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/america-has-a-rape-problem-and-kate-harding-wants-to-fix-it-20150824. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ PenzeyMoog, Caitlin (September 11, 2015). "Finally, an engaging and comprehensive book about rape culture". The A.V. Club. https://aux.avclub.com/finally-an-engaging-and-comprehensive-book-about-rape-1798184845. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ Klabusich, Katie (August 21, 2015). "'Asking for It': Why We Need to Get Angry About Rape Culture". Rewire. https://rewire.news/article/2015/08/21/asking-need-get-angry-rape-culture/. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ Marcotte, Amanda (20 August 2015). "Ring the Alarm". Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/08/kate_harding_s_asking_for_it_a_no_nonsense_warning_on_the_rise_of_rape_culture.html. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ Carroll, Rebecca (August 20, 2015). "Kate Harding's timely 'Asking for It' accepts no excuses in the rise of rape culture". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-kate-harding-20150823-story.html. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ Levitt, Aimee (October 11, 2017). "Nasty Women attempts to sum up what it's like to be a feminist in Trump’s America" (in en). Chicago Reader. https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/10/11/nasty-women-attempts-to-sum-up-what-its-like-to-be-a-feminist-in-trumps-america.
- ↑ Stevens, Heidi (October 6, 2017). "Spend a little (or a lot) of time with these 'Nasty Women'" (in en-US). Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-nasty-women-book-1006-story.html.
- ↑ Burda, Joan M.. "A book review by Joan M. Burda: Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America" (in en). https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/nasty-women.
- ↑ Enjeti, Anjali (October 3, 2017). "'Nasty Women' Essay Collection Chucks Pantsuits for a More Inclusive Outfit" (in en-US). Rewire. https://rewire.news/article/2017/10/03/nasty-women-essay-collection-chucks-pantsuits-inclusive-outfit/.
- ↑ "NASTY WOMEN Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America". Kirkus Reviews. August 6, 2017. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/samhita-mukhopadhyay/nasty-women/.
- ↑ Charles, Anne (2018-01-04). "‘Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s..." (in en-US). Lambda Literary. https://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/nonfiction/01/03/nasty-women-edited-by-samhita-mukhopadhyay-and-kate-harding/.
- ↑ Jensen, Brandy (2017-10-03). "What Happened?" (in en-US). The Baffler. https://thebaffler.com/latest/what-happened-jensen.
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