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Corey Lee Wrenn, Ph.D.

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Colonizing England and the Naming of Animals

Dr. Corey WrennJuly 2, 2017December 16, 2018
  While many recognize Great Britain as a great imperialist power responsible for untold suffering over the centuries, some might be surprised to learn that the island itself was the site of extensive colonization priorContinue reading
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On Moral Relativism and Animal Liberation

Dr. Corey WrennJanuary 14, 2017December 30, 2018
White Veganism Intersectionality is a concept that is often rejected in the Nonhuman Animal movement, a problem that is strategically calamitous.  The movement is mostly white-identified, meaning that most leaders and rank-and-file activists fail toContinue reading
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A Month of Vegan Research: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 30, 2016June 6, 2019
The following literature review is part of a series for World Vegan Month. Other essays can be accessed by visiting the essays catalog. David Nibert. 2002. Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation.   AnimalContinue reading
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A Month of Vegan Research: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 17, 2016August 31, 2020
The following literature review is part of a series for World Vegan Month. Other essays can be accessed by visiting the essays catalog. This essay has a content warning for discussion of extreme racial violence.Continue reading
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A Month of Vegan Research: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 16, 2016June 8, 2018
The following literature review is part of a series for World Vegan Month. Other essays can be accessed by visiting the essays catalog. Diane Beers.  2006.  For the Prevention of Cruelty:  The History and LegacyContinue reading
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A Month of Vegan Research: The Significance of Animal Suffering

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 10, 2016June 8, 2018
The following literature review is part of a series for World Vegan Month. Other essays can be accessed by visiting the essays catalog.   Elizabeth DeCoux.  2009.  "Speaking for the Modern Prometheus:  The Significance ofContinue reading
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The Surprising History of John Harvey Kellogg and His War on “Meat”

Dr. Corey WrennSeptember 14, 2016January 18, 2019
But although the sheep goes dumb to the slaughter, do not its [sic] eloquent eyes appeal for mercy?  Do not the bleating of the calf, the bellowing of the bull, the cackling of the frightenedContinue reading
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Dr. Wrenn is Lecturer of Sociology with the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent and co-director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Political Movements. She was awarded Exemplary Diversity Scholar, 2016 by the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity. She served as council member with the American Sociological Association’s Animals & Society section (2013-2016), was elected Chair in 2018, and is co-founder of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists. She serves as Book Review Editor to Society & Animals and is a member of The Vegan Society’s Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Wrenn has been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Gender Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Environmental Values, Disability & Society, Food, Culture & Society, and Society & Animals. In July 2013, she founded the Vegan Feminist Network, an academic-activist project engaging intersectional social justice praxis. She is the author of A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory (Palgrave MacMillan 2016), Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits (University of Michigan Press 2019), and Animals in Irish Society (SUNY Press 2021).

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Vegan feminist author and sociologist

Today is the last day to submit an abstract for ou Today is the last day to submit an abstract for our 6th (!!) annual vegan sociology conference. Be there or be square!

https://www.vegansociology.com/conference/
Foie gras campaigning demonstrates the inherent mi Foie gras campaigning demonstrates the inherent misogyny that undergirds so much of animal advocacy--this needs to change.

https://www.coreyleewrenn.com/sexism-in-animal-advocacy-the-case-of-foie-gras/
I'll be speaking in Ashford tonight on vegan femin I'll be speaking in Ashford tonight on vegan feminism...with Mishka!
If you are in the area, I will be giving an inform If you are in the area, I will be giving an informal talk on my forthcoming book on vegan feminism!
Mishka was born with some disability in their feet Mishka was born with some disability in their feet, long journeys often require a pram, a pouch, or a lil sunbathing in repose (pictured here)
A day vegan feminist adventuring with my very phot A day vegan feminist adventuring with my very photogenic friend @cordeliatbrown
Beautiful full moon hike across the Dover cliffs.. Beautiful full moon hike across the Dover cliffs...amazing vegan selection at the lighthouse and post hike lunch at Planet Earth Kitchen (100% vegan) at the marina 🌝🌱
Celebrating full moon 🌕 season with a trip to t Celebrating full moon 🌕 season with a trip to the beautiful St. Ediths well in Kemsing near Sevenoaks , Kent ⛲️
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