ABSTRACT
This wide-ranging volume explores the tension between the dietary practice of veganism and the manifestation, construction, and representation of a vegan identity in today’s society.
Emerging in the early 21st century, vegan studies is distinct from more familiar conceptions of "animal studies," an umbrella term for a three-pronged field that gained prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of critical animal studies, human animal studies, and posthumanism. While veganism is a consideration of these modes of inquiry, it is a decidedly different entity, an ethical delineator that for many scholars marks a complicated boundary between theoretical pursuit and lived experience. The Routledge Handbook of Vegan Studies is the must-have reference for the important topics, problems, and key debates in the subject area and is the first of its kind. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors, this handbook is divided into five parts:
- History of vegan studies
- Vegan studies in the disciplines
- Theoretical intersections
- Contemporary media entanglements
- Veganism around the world
These sections contextualize veganism beyond its status as a dietary choice, situating veganism within broader social, ethical, legal, theoretical, and artistic discourses. This book will be essential reading for students and researchers of vegan studies, animal studies, and environmental ethics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|61 pages
History and foundational texts
chapter 4|11 pages
The analytic philosophers
part 2|117 pages
Vegan studies in the disciplines
chapter 9|10 pages
A quiet riot
part 3|53 pages
Vegan studies in the disciplines
chapter 17|11 pages
Yes, but is it Kosher?
chapter 19|11 pages
The interface between “identity” and “aspiration”
part 4|71 pages
Theoretical engagements
chapter 21|13 pages
A vegan ecofeminist queer ecological view of ecocriticism
chapter 24|10 pages
“You would betray your own mother for meat”
part 5|59 pages
Veganism in the media
chapter 27|10 pages
Screening veganism
chapter 30|11 pages
“Friends don’t let friends eat tofu”
part 6|40 pages
Vegan geographies