Vegan geographies
Dr Paul Hodge, Professor Simon Springer (University of Victoria, CAN), A/Prof Andrew McGregor (Macquarie University), Dr Ophélie Véron (Université Catholique de Louvain, FR), Dr Richard J. White (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Veganism as an ethics and a practice has a recorded history dating back to Antiquity. Yet, it is only recently that researchers have begun the process of formalising the study of veganism. Scholars who examine this theory and action are usually situated in sociology, history, philosophy, cultural studies or critical animal studies. The centrality and contested nature of place in the actions and discourse of animal rights activists however suggest an inherently spatial praxis. As scholars-activists identifying with veganism, we seek to underscore what geographers can contribute to our understanding of critical veganism and vegan praxis.
Outcomes
Publications
Hodge, P., McGregor, A., Springer, S., Veron, O., and White, R. Forthcoming. Vegan Geographies.
Springer, S. Forthcoming. 'Check your anthroprivilege! Situated knowledge and geographical imagination as an antidote to environmental speciesism, anthroparchy, and human fragility' Vegan Geographies. Eds. Hodge, P., McGregor, A., Springer, S., Veron, O., and White, R.
Springer, S. 2021. 'Total liberation ecology: integral anarchism, anthroparchy, and the violence of indifference'. Undoing Human Supremacy: Anarchist Political Ecology and the End of Anthroparchy. Springer, S., Mateer, J., and Locret-Collet, M. Eds. Oakland: PM Press.
Springer, S. 2019. 'Abandoning our humanity: total liberation and the political ecology of speciesism'. DOPE Magazine. Spring. Issue 5.
White R. J. and Springer, S. 2017. 'For spatial emancipation in Critical Animal Studies'. Critical Animal Studies: Towards Trans-Species Social Justice. Eds. Matsuoka A. and Sorenson, J. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.