This is a free, in-person talk hosted on October 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM by Holmen Public Library in Holmen, WI. No registration required. This talk will not be available virtually. This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!
This talk defines body politics and invites audiences to consider their knowledges around their bodies and perceptions of health using a social justice framework, and considers what body advocacy and body liberation might look like and feel like for different groups and identities.
Dr. Kate Phelps is a lecturer in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They have a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Their teaching and research interests and areas of expertise include body politics, body liberation, fat studies, Health at Every Size, bodies and capitalism, weight stigma, size inclusive care, girlhoods, social media, feminisms, and arts-based therapies. They are also a member of the Leadership Circle for the UW-Madison 4W Initiative. They lead body mapping workshops and give talks for a variety of campus and community organizations.
