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S6E6: Social Movement Mobilization and Feminism with Corey Lee Wrenn
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In this episode Claudia talks to Corey Lee Wrenn about two concepts that are central to her work in animal studies: social movement mobilization and feminism. They discuss veganism as a social movement as well as some of the ways in which feminism has been sidelined in animal rights’ debates.
Date Recorded: 13 October 2023.
Corey Lee Wrenn is Lecturer of Sociology with the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Political Movements at the University of Kent. 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), Animals in Irish Society (SUNY Press 2021), Vegan Witchcraft: Contemporary Magical Practice and Multispecies Social Change (forthcoming, Routledge) and Vegan Feminism: History, Theory, Activism (forthcoming, Bloomsbury).
Featured:
- A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory by Corey Lee Wrenn.
- Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits by Corey Lee Wrenn.
- “Orphans of the left”? by Will Kymlicka.
- Racism as Zoological Witchcraft by Aph Ko.
- Are Women Human? by Catharine MacKinnon.
- Ecofeminism, Second Edition by Carol Adams and Lori Gruen.
- The Revolution will not be funded by Incite.
The Animal turn is a nominee in the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards. Vote for The Animal Turn in the Society and Culture Podcasts Category. You can vote between 1 August - 1 October 2024.
Vote here: https://womeninpodcasting.net/the-animal-turn/
Women in Podcasting Awards
The Women in Podcasting Awards is a people's choice awards.
Explore the exciting world of genetics in an easy-to-understand way with Tiny Expeditions.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyA.P.P.L.E
Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Support the show
The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of iROAR Network. Find out more on our website.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. A bit about Cory (00:05:40)
3. The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:12:40)
4. [Ad] Tiny Expeditions - A Podcast about Genetics, DNA and Inheritance (00:17:22)
5. (Cont.) The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:18:10)
6. (Cont.) The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:18:10)
7. Sidelining Animals in Social Movements (00:19:27)
8. Intersectionality, Feminism, and the Animal Rights Movement (00:24:07)
9. Undermining and Infighting in Social Movements (00:32:46)
10. Flexitarianism and Incremental Change (00:38:58)
11. Capitalist Systems and Alienation (00:43:52)
12. Quote (Cory Lee Wrenn) (00:50:53)
13. Animal Highlight: Brown Dog (01:00:03)
14. Credits (01:14:17)
77 episodes
Manage episode 391663558 series 2793574
In this episode Claudia talks to Corey Lee Wrenn about two concepts that are central to her work in animal studies: social movement mobilization and feminism. They discuss veganism as a social movement as well as some of the ways in which feminism has been sidelined in animal rights’ debates.
Date Recorded: 13 October 2023.
Corey Lee Wrenn is Lecturer of Sociology with the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Political Movements at the University of Kent. 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), Animals in Irish Society (SUNY Press 2021), Vegan Witchcraft: Contemporary Magical Practice and Multispecies Social Change (forthcoming, Routledge) and Vegan Feminism: History, Theory, Activism (forthcoming, Bloomsbury).
Featured:
- A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory by Corey Lee Wrenn.
- Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits by Corey Lee Wrenn.
- “Orphans of the left”? by Will Kymlicka.
- Racism as Zoological Witchcraft by Aph Ko.
- Are Women Human? by Catharine MacKinnon.
- Ecofeminism, Second Edition by Carol Adams and Lori Gruen.
- The Revolution will not be funded by Incite.
The Animal turn is a nominee in the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards. Vote for The Animal Turn in the Society and Culture Podcasts Category. You can vote between 1 August - 1 October 2024.
Vote here: https://womeninpodcasting.net/the-animal-turn/
Women in Podcasting Awards
The Women in Podcasting Awards is a people's choice awards.
Explore the exciting world of genetics in an easy-to-understand way with Tiny Expeditions.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyA.P.P.L.E
Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Support the show
The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of iROAR Network. Find out more on our website.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. A bit about Cory (00:05:40)
3. The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:12:40)
4. [Ad] Tiny Expeditions - A Podcast about Genetics, DNA and Inheritance (00:17:22)
5. (Cont.) The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:18:10)
6. (Cont.) The Success of Veganism as a Social Movement (00:18:10)
7. Sidelining Animals in Social Movements (00:19:27)
8. Intersectionality, Feminism, and the Animal Rights Movement (00:24:07)
9. Undermining and Infighting in Social Movements (00:32:46)
10. Flexitarianism and Incremental Change (00:38:58)
11. Capitalist Systems and Alienation (00:43:52)
12. Quote (Cory Lee Wrenn) (00:50:53)
13. Animal Highlight: Brown Dog (01:00:03)
14. Credits (01:14:17)
77 episodes
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