Filmowe przedstawienia otyłości – od krytyki do emancypacji
Film representation of obesity – from criticism to emancipation

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the ways of shaping social awareness concerning the problem of obesity through film media. The author analyses different options of interacting within two narrative trends – a feature film and a documentary. The purpose of the text is to show varied ways of showing obesity in film. The presentation included in the paper focuses on the following perspectives: obesity as a sign of disability to care about one’s own health, obesity as a tool of social stigma, obesity as a factor determining social experience. The subject of analysis are three films: Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock, Gordos by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo and Paradise: Hope by Ulrich Seidl.

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