Naslov
Becoming a vegan: understanding vegan identities and vegan biographies

Autori
Geiger Zeman, Marija ; Topić, Martina ; Round, Gabrielle

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Scientific Conference “ECOANTHROPOLOGY: BETWEEN MAN AND ENVIRONMENT” / Stojanović, Lidija i sur. - Skopje : Institute of Folklore „Marko Cepenkov”, „Ss. Cyril and Methodius“ University - Skopje, 2023, 47-47

Skup
“ECOANTHROPOLOGY: BETWEEN MAN AND ENVIRONMENT”

Mjesto i datum
Online ; Skopje, Sjeverna Makedonija, 30.05.2023. - 01.06.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
veganism, vegan biography, vegan identity, women, qualitative methodology, United Kingdom, Croatia

Sažetak
Although it originated in the 19th century, veganism achieved its greater public visibility and popularity in the first decades of the 21st century (Lee Wrenn 2021). The Economist declared 2019 as “year veganism goes mainstream” (Parker 2018 cited in Sexton, Garnett & Lorimer 2022, p. 605). This increased media visibility of veganism and celebrities who practice it, as well as the greater market offer of vegan products in the markets of the Global West, does not mean that veganism has become a mainstream phenomenon and that the oppressive practices of mass breeding, killing and abuse of animals have disappeared. Veganism as an ethical philosophy, political and everyday practice is based on the idea of "fundamentally reimagine and remodel humanity's material relationship with food, the environment, and other animals" (Lee Wrenn 2021). Wright (2015) affirms a new approach to research and analysis of veganism, which seeks to gain a more complete understanding of it, more precisely veganism is approached as an important identity category and practice. The work focuses on vegan identities and vegan biographies (Stephens Griffin 2017) of women who practicing veganism in United Kingdom and Republic of Croatia who participated in the bilateral international project Women and Veganism (Leeds Beckett University and Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar/Zagreb) conducted in February and March 2023. Presentation will beh focused on: 1) socio-demographic characteristics of the UK and Croatian samples (age, education, class, political orientation) ; 2) the first results of the study related to questions of personal definition of veganism, reasons of becoming a vegan, process of becoming a vegan and new dimension of personal and social identity.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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