Discovering Fat Studies Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis.

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Title: Discovering Fat Studies Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis.
Authors: Gilbert, Emily1 emilygil@uic.edu, Dempsey, Paula R.2 dempseyp@uic.edu
Source: College & Research Libraries. Sep2026, Vol. 87 Issue 5, p646-659. 14p.
Subject Terms: *Library science, *Educational exchanges, *Language & languages, *Libraries, Linguistics
Abstract: This study engages with information literacy with respect to the marginalizing experience of fat oppression. The aim is to illuminate assumptions underlying research and scholarship into the lives of people living in larger bodies and to investigate how researchers can discover studies founded on either a medicalization or fat studies paradigm. A bibliometric analysis reveals where fat studies literature is published and indexed, as well as how keywords differ among authors and indexes. The study is important not only for courses in fat studies, but also as a valuable exemplar for critical thinking in information literacy instruction across disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: This study engages with information literacy with respect to the marginalizing experience of fat oppression. The aim is to illuminate assumptions underlying research and scholarship into the lives of people living in larger bodies and to investigate how researchers can discover studies founded on either a medicalization or fat studies paradigm. A bibliometric analysis reveals where fat studies literature is published and indexed, as well as how keywords differ among authors and indexes. The study is important not only for courses in fat studies, but also as a valuable exemplar for critical thinking in information literacy instruction across disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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