I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere Kelli Jean Drinkwaters TED Talk "Enough with the fear of fat". Udover analysehjælpen kan du finde et summary af teksten, samt inspriation til at diskutere og perspektivere.
Eksamensspørgsmål
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Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyze Kelli Jean Drinkwater’s TED talk “Enough with the fear of fat” and discuss the concept of fat acceptance.
Part of your essay must focus on how Drinkwater uses humor and on her intention.
In your essay you must include references to:
- Kelli Jean Drinkwater’s TED talk
- “Fat pride: The growing movement of people looking for fat acceptance” from SBS
- 1-2 other internet sources
All sources must be in English and must be documented.
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “Enough with the fear of fat” (2016)
Forfatter: Kelli Jean Drinkwater
Genre: Tale/foredrag
Kelli Jean Drinkwater er en australk aktivist i fat acceptance-bevægelsen, som bruger kunst og video til at formidle sit budskab. Hun har været med til at organisere flere teaterforestillinger forskellige steder i verden, som har haft til formål at fremme tolerance overfor overvægtige mennesker - og ofte har hun selv deltaget i forestillingerne. Hendes seneste værk er forestillingen "Nothing to Lose", som hun har lavet sammen med dansetruppen Force Majeure fra Sydney.
"Enough with the fear of fat" er titlen på en TED Talk, som Drinkwater holdt i Sydney i maj 2016.
Uddrag
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Style of writing
The language used by Kelli Jean Drinkwater in “Enough with the fear of fat” is simple, humorous, and easy to understand.
For example, the speaker often uses idioms that create humor: “…it’s been quite the roller coaster. (…) I also receive smiles from strangers who recognize what it takes to walk down the street with a spring in your step and your head held high.” (ll. 44-46)
Additionally, she alludes to informal or offensive gestures: “…all done with a middle finger firmly held up to the status quo.” (l. 60)
Consider also that she uses many link words and phrases that make the speech sound more natural, as opposed to rigid and rehearsed: “Now, I’m not saying that this whole body-love thing has been an easy skip…” (l. 41); “But to be clear, I’m not saying that people shouldn’t change their bodies…” (l. 62); “But of course, work that pushes people’s buttons…” (l. 89)
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