Thinking Veganism in Literature and Culture: Towards a Vegan Theory

Thinking Veganism in Literature and Culture: Towards a Vegan Theory
ISBN-10
331973380X
ISBN-13
9783319733807
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
286
Language
English
Published
2018-05-24
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Emelia Quinn, Benjamin Westwood

Description

This collection explores what the social and philosophical aspects of veganism offer to critical theory. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars working in animal studies and critical animal studies, Thinking Veganism in Literature and Culture shows how the experience of being vegan, and the conditions of thought fostered by veganism, pose new questions for work across multiple disciplines. Offering accounts of veganism which move beyond contemporary conceptualizations of it as a faddish dietary preference or set of proscriptions, it explores the messiness and necessary contradictions involved in thinking about or practicing a vegan way of life. By thinking through as well as about veganism, the project establishes the value of a vegan mode of reading, writing, looking, and thinking.

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