Returning to recovery
As it’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I wanted to mark the occasion by doing something a little different. So, instead of editing excerpts from my research journal I’m going to…
Posts Tagged: males
The problem with ED research…?
As part of my research into male disordered eating, at the end of last year I read an article: ‘Perceptions of the causes of eating disorders: a comparison of individuals…
Millstone
‘Millstone’ is the new documentary by Men Get Eating Disorders Too* and director Florence Pellanci. It tells the stories of men who speak about their experiences from illness to recovery including…
Follow my research on Twitter
I’m now on Twitter. Follow me to see the results of my research, how I’m sharing this & the male eating disorders work that I’m involved in.
Men and Orthorexia
Recently I spoke to a writer who was investigating the phenomenon of orthorexia for a piece in Men’s Health magazine. The result of Dan’s work was a thought-provoking, carefully framed read….
The end is nigh – 1st round-up of my project
The other day, as part of an expo by our faculty to the vice-chancellor of the university, I put together a tentative first shot at summing up the research –…
Defining Modern Masculinity
Yesterday, I attended one of Bradford Literature Festival‘s brilliant events in the eponymously impressive Impressions Gallery in Bradford Centenary Square. I had already used Peter Lloyd‘s potentially polemic book as…
Misandry and the Second Sexism 2
I’m giving another seminar talk today at the University of Bradford. If you attended and want the slides or even if you are just interested in the subject matter, here…
“Food is not fun”(?)
I’ve been re-reading Jim Kohl’s Skeletal Marriage from which the title quote is taken this week due to some editing work I’m doing on one of my analytical chapters. And…
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
…is coming soon! Monday 23rd February to Sunday 2nd March. If you want to get involved this year then talk to Sam at Men Get Eating Disorders Too.
Male Eating Disorders: Misconceptions and Mistreatment
I’m giving a talk later today at the University of Bradford which explores male eating disorders, proposing some of the misconceptions that abound, and exploring the controversial notion that the…