Assistant professor of sociology wins Hellman Fellowship to complete book

Sabrina Strings, assistant professor of sociology, has received a 2017-18 Hellman Fellowship to complete her book, Thin, White & Saved, the first historiography to trace the development of fat stigma and slim valorization in the Western world. During the Renaissance, voluptuous physiques were celebrated, but by the early 20th century, robust forms were increasingly derided. [...]