“I Refuse to Be Good”: The Politics of Thinness and the Cost of Obedience with Savala Nolan, Author of “Good Woman: A Reckoning”

Podcast: The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS · Full Plate by Abbie Attwood

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a good woman. Particularly in light of what’s been happening at Cornell, the actions of this administration, and the ways we’re watching people and institutions respond to injustice, violence, and abuses of power. And I keep coming back to this conversation with Savala Nolan. Savala Nolan is an essayist, speaker, and teacher whose work explores race, gender, power, and the body. She is the author of Good Woman: A Reckoning, which is the book at the center of our conversation. It’s a...