This event has been postponed. Read the following February 15 Intercom announcement for more details.
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls and Fasting Girls: A History of Anorexia Nervosa, will give two presentations in Clark Lounge on the night of Monday, February 18. The first is a panel presentation and discussion on eating disorders from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., followed by another talk on growing up in a female body from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
"Eating Disorders: Culture, Theory, and Practice"
Monday, February 18, 2008
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Clark Lounge, Campus Center
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of The Body Project and Fasting Girls, will talk about the history of anorexia nervosa and how the disease has changed over time.
A panel presentation and discussion will include:
* Cyndy Scheibe, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and executive director of the Center for Research on the Effects of Television and Project Look Sharp
* Cathy Saloff-Coste, M.S., registered dietitian
* Cris E. Haltom, Ph.D., psychologist and community education/prevention liaison, Eating Disorders Recovery Center of Western New York
"From Corsets to Body Piercings: A History of American Girls and Their Bodies"
Monday, February 18, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 p.m
Clark Lounge, Campus Center
A presentation by Joan Jacobs Brumberg on how growing up in a female body has changed and why we have become so obsessed with "body projects" of all kinds.
Sponsored by the Ithaca College Health Promotion Committee in observance of National Eating Disorders Awareness Month
These events are free and open to the public.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20080208105428925