The intent of this book and video review guide is to help us to live according to Kingdom standards which bring Heaven to earth.
This book examines the ethics, politics and aesthetics of veganism in
contemporary culture and thought. Traditionally a lifestyle located on the
margins of western culture, veganism has now been propelled into the
mainstream, and as agribusiness grows animal issues are inextricably linked
to environmental impact as well as to existing ethical concerns. This
collection connects veganism to a range of topics including gender,
sexuality, race, the law and popular culture. It explores how something 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 strengthens or detracts from the radical impetus
of its politics. With a Foreword by Melanie Joy and Jens Tuidor, this book
analyzes the mounting prevalence of veganism as it appears in different
cultural shifts and asks how veganism might be rethought and re-practised in
the twenty-first century.
~ Palgrave
The strength of this collection lies within the essays that examine how
veganism is currently becoming mainstreamed and/or attacked by the
mainstream. … Critical Perspectives on Veganism is not meant to answer many
questions. Instead, the editors succeed in their goal of presenting
questions that need to be grappled with as veganism goes through a dynamic
social and cultural transformation. … Perspectives provides the intellectual
stimulation needed to bring veganism into the mainstream effectively.
~ Nathan Poirier, Journal for Critical Animal Studies, Vol. 15 (5), 2018
Jodey Castricano is Associate Professor in the Department of Critical Studies at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research areas include 19th century literature and culture, eco-cultures, critical animal studies and eco-criticism. She is the editor of Animal Subjects: An Ethical Reader in a Posthuman World (2008) and a contributing co-editor of Animal Subjects 2.0 (forthcoming 2016).
Rasmus R. Simonsen teaches Media Studies and Digital Communication at the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, Denmark. His research interests cover American literature, queer theory and food studies, and his previous work includes “A Queer Vegan Manifesto” (Journal for Critical Animal Studies, 2012).
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