TY - BOOK ID - 15995220 TI - Understanding veganism : biography and identity PY - 2017 SN - 3319521020 3319521012 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, DB - UniCat KW - Animal welfare. KW - Abuse of animals KW - Animal cruelty KW - Animals KW - Animals, Cruelty to KW - Animals, Protection of KW - Animals, Treatment of KW - Cruelty to animals KW - Humane treatment of animals KW - Kindness to animals KW - Mistreatment of animals KW - Neglect of animals KW - Prevention of cruelty to animals KW - Protection of animals KW - Treatment of animals KW - Welfare, Animal KW - Abuse of KW - Social aspects KW - Environmental sociology. KW - Human body-Social aspects. KW - Environmental Sociology. KW - Sociology of the Body. KW - Sociology of Culture. KW - Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics. KW - Environmental sciences KW - Environmentalism KW - Sociology KW - Human body—Social aspects. KW - Culture. KW - Cultural sociology KW - Culture KW - Sociology of culture KW - Civilization KW - Popular culture KW - Veganism. KW - Vegans. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15995220 AB - This book focuses on the increasingly popular phenomenon of veganism, a way of living that attempts to exclude all animal products on ethical grounds. Using data from biographical interviews with vegans, the author untangles the complex topic of veganism to understand vegan identity from a critical and biographical perspective. Shaped by the participants’ biographical narratives, the study considers the diverse topics of family, faith, sexuality, gender, music, culture, embodiment and activism and how these influence the lives and identities of vegans. It also highlights the hostility vegans face, and how this hostility functions in the everyday, and intersects with other aspects of their identity and biography, exemplified through ‘coming out’ and ‘queer’ narratives of veganism. Understanding Veganism will be of particular interest to those engaged in the fields of biographical research, critical animal studies or more broadly with an interest in animal advocacy. ER -