Critical Perspectives on Veganism

This book examines the ethics, politics andaesthetics of veganism in contemporary culture and thought. Traditionally alifestyle located on the margins of western culture, veganism has now beenpropelled into the mainstream, and as agribusiness grows animal issues are inextricablylinked to environmental impactas well as to existing ethical concerns.

This collection connects veganism to a range of topicsincluding gender, sexuality, race, the law and popular culture. It explores howsomething as basic as one’s food choices continue to impact on the cultural,political, and philosophical discourse of the modern day, and asks whether the normalization of veganism strengthensor detracts from the radical impetus of its politics. With a Foreword byMelanie Joy and Jens Tuidor, this book analyzes the mounting prevalence ofveganism as it appears in different cultural shifts and asks how veganism mightbe rethought and re-practised in the twenty-first century.

Jodey Castricano is Associate Professor in the Department ofCritical Studies at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Her researchareas include 19^th century literature and culture, eco-cultures,critical animal studies and eco-criticism. She is the editor of AnimalSubjects: An Ethical Reader in a Posthuman World?(2008) and a contributing co-editor ofAnimal Subjects 2.0 (forthcoming2016).

Rasmus R. Simonsen teaches Media Studies and Digital Communicationat the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, Denmark. His researchinterests cover American literature, queer theory and food studies, and hisprevious work includes “A Queer Vegan Manifesto” (Journal for CriticalAnimal Studies, 2012).