new book by dr. connie russell and lakehead alumna wins critics’ choice award

a recent edited book by dr. connie russell, a professor in the faculty of education and education phd alumna dr. erin cameron has won a 2016 american educational studies association critics’ choice award.

the fat pedagogy reader: challenging weight-based oppression through critical education (2016, peter lang) brings together an international roster of highly respected authors concerned about weight-based oppression in formal and informal educational settings.

the first of its kind, the book has been described as “a major achievement of critical pedagogical scholarship…. absolutely necessary reading and extremely timely.”

for more information on the book, go here.