The Routledge Handbook of Vegan Studies by Laura Wright - 9780367742300

The Routledge Handbook of Vegan StudiesAuthor(s): Laura Wright\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367742300, 978-0367742300\nSynopsis\nThis wide-ranging volume explores the tension between the dietary practice of veganism and the manifestation, construction, and representation of a vegan identity in todays society.\n\nEmerging 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 topic.