Roxane Gay | Confessions of the Body | GREAT MINDS

Our newest lecturer Roxane Gay who is the American writer and rewrote the history of the body.
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English literature professor and author Roxane Gay went through a horrific experience as a child. Unable to talk about what happened to anyone, she grew up traumatized by the event. This severe self-loathing led her to incessant binge eating into adulthood, pushing her into extreme obesity. However, one day, as she began to write about her suffering, she found the opportunity to confront herself and gradually accept her identity. Roxane Gay's candid memoir of her trauma resonated with readers around the world. Through her writing, she comforts those with deep wounds like hers and advises on how to overcome trauma. Contributing to The New York Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, Elle, Salon, Rumpus, and more, Roxane Gay discusses breaking free from the world's sharp scrutiny of overweight bodies and how to acknowledge and love one's body. Critics describe her as "the person you want to call first for advice when you're in trouble."
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