Includes bibliographical references.

big beautiful female theory -- Elo -- All the real thin bodies -- The fat bitch in art -- Peaches -- My beautiful dark twisted disgusting cyborg fantasy -- Radical self care -- Huge sweeping meaninglessness of life with human body for scale.

Part feminist manifesto, part comic book, big beautiful female theory is a carnivalesque exploration of the ways identity is formed through culture, relationships and the weight of society?s expectations. Without falling into a simple recovery narrative, these essays also resonate with humour, which gives a sense of delight and optimism in defiance of difficult circumstances and unfair patriarchal structures. With breathtaking honesty and fierce wit, Eloise Grills turns her life, her body and her mind into art, confronting what it means to grow up in an increasingly unfathomable world.