New book: Vegan Geographies

Hodge, P., Mc Gregor, A., Springer, S., Véron, O., White, R., (eds.) (2022) Vegan Geographies: Spaces beyond Violence, Ethics beyond Speciesism, Lantern Publishing & Media.

I am excited to share a new volume that I co-edited with my colleagues Paul Hodge (University of Newcastle), Andrew McGregor (Macquarie University), Simon Springer (University of Newcastle) and Richard J. White (University of Sheffield Hallam), and published by Lantern in March this year.

Abstract: 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 formalizing the study of veganism. Whereas occasional publications have recently emerged from sociology, history, philosophy, cultural studies, or critical animal studies, a comprehensive geographical analysis is missing. Until now. In fourteen chapters from a diverse group of scholars and living practitioners, Vegan Geographies looks across space and scale, exploring the appropriateness of vegan ethics among diverse social and cultural groups, and within the midst of broader neoliberal economic and political frameworks that seek to commodify and marketize the movement. Vegan Geographies fundamentally challenges outdated but still dominant human–nature dualisms that underpin widespread suffering and ecological degradation, providing practical and accessible pathways for people interested in challenging contemporary systems and working collectively toward less destructive worlds.

Two chapters that I (co- and single-) authored for this edited volume : 

• White, R., Véron, O., Springer, S., Mc Gregor, A.,Hodge, P., (2022) “Introduction: Ethical Veganism for More Critical Geographies”, in: Hodge, P., Mc Gregor, A., Springer, S., Véron, O., White, R., (eds.) Vegan Geographies: Spaces beyond Violence, Ethics beyond Speciesism, Lantern Publishing & Media.
• Véron, O. (2022) “Back to the Future of Vegan Geographies: Towards a Post-Speciesist World”. In: Hodge, P., Mc Gregor, A., Springer, S., Véron, O., White, R., (eds.) (2021) Vegan Geographies: Spaces beyond Violence, Ethics beyond Speciesism, Lantern Publishing & Media.