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A History of The Vegan Society

Dr. Corey WrennDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019
World Vegan Day was launched in 1994 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Vegan Society. Since then, veganism has become a cultural triumph making November 1st a day for celebration not only for veganismContinue reading
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Why I’m Giving Beyoncé’s Vegan Campaign a Chance

Dr. Corey WrennFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019
Beyoncé and Jay-Z shocked mainstream news and vegan activists alike when they announced that fans who pledge to go plant-based have a chance to win free tickets to their concerts for life. Some vegans haveContinue reading
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Is This What Vegan Looks Like?

Dr. Corey WrennMay 11, 2018July 16, 2018
In the June 2018 issue of Women's Health UK, I was interviewed on the prevailing stereotype of angry vegans that has dominated British media in recent months. In the article, I clarify that, although mostContinue reading
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Pussy Grabs Back: How Feminists Bestialized Politics but Failed Nonhuman Animals

Dr. Corey WrennMay 9, 2018August 31, 2020
In an article published with Feminist Media Studies, I explore the symbolic application of animal imagery in America's largest protest to date, the 2017 Million Women March. In the march, women and their allies "bestialized" politicsContinue reading
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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Factionalism in Animal Rights

Dr. Corey WrennJanuary 20, 2018September 16, 2018
The following essay was featured in Critical Mass: Newsletter of the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements, American Sociological Association 42 (2): 4-6. As a long time vegan, I often use the Nonhuman AnimalContinue reading
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Dr. Corey Wrenn on Animal Concerns Texas Radio

Dr. Corey WrennDecember 13, 2017
  Dr. Corey L. Wrenn was featured on the December 10, 2017 episode of Animal Concerns Texas on KTEP Radio, El Paso Texas. You can visit the website here and download the interview here. AdditionalContinue reading
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The Politics of the Pure Vegan Myth

Dr. Corey WrennApril 16, 2017January 18, 2019
Veganism as a Symbol Social movements are not only concerned with identifying a social problem and prescribing solutions, but also with maintaining boundaries. Movements must delineate themselves from the mainstream that has been identified asContinue reading
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Dr. Corey Wrenn Featured in Huffington Post on Women in Politics

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 5, 2016November 4, 2016
On November 3, 2016, I was interviewed by The Huffington Post for its story, "The Bizarre History Of Anti-Suffrage Cat Memes: In 100 years, we went from cat memes to grabbing ‘em by the p***y"Continue reading
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Upcoming Book Release

Dr. Corey WrennJuly 11, 2015July 28, 2015
I am delighted to announce that my book, A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory, will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in late 2015. You can learn more about the project byContinue 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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