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Mimi Nichter

American anthropologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mimi Nichter is an American anthropologist, professor emerita at the School of Anthropology, University of Arizona.[1]

She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1995.[2]

Her book, Fat Talk: What Girls and their Parents Say about Dieting, is about the links between culture, body image, and dieting.[2]

She is the recipient of the 2001 Margaret Mead Award. The nominating letter says, "The “fat talk” of the title is a routine through which girls ritually lament their own bodily flaws. Yet, rather than represent this widespread practice as pathological or indicative of girls’ low self-esteem, Nichter argues that “fat talk” is a rich and complex resource for expressing solidarity, with intricate functions in adolescent interaction."[2]

Another notable focus of her work is women's use of tobacco.[2]

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Books

  • 2015: Lighting Up: The Rise of Social Smoking among College Students
  • Nichter, Mimi (2000). Fat Talk: What Girls and Their Parents Say About Dieting. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674002296.
  • 2002: (with Nicole Taylor) A Filtered Life: Social Media on a College Campus
  • 1996: (with Mark Nichter) Anthropology and International Health: Asian Case Studies

References

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