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The Vegan Society and social movement professionalization, 1944–2017

Wrenn, Corey Lee (2019) The Vegan Society and social movement professionalization, 1944–2017. Food and Foodways, 27 (3). pp. 190-210. ISSN 0740-9710. (doi:10.1080/07409710.2019.1646484) (KAR id:77407)

Abstract

In a qualitative content analysis of The Vegan Society’s quarterly publication, The Vegan, spanning 73 years and nearly 300 issues, the trajectory of one of the world’s most radical and compassionate counter cuisine collectives is presented and critically assessed. The Vegan Society’s history provides a case study on the ways in which social movements negotiate difference and conflict. Specifically, this article highlights the challenges of identity, professionalization, and factionalism across the 20th and 21st centuries. This research also puts into perspective the cultural impact that veganism has had on Western society, namely the dramatic increase in vegan consumers, vegan products, and the normalcy of vegan nutrition.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/07409710.2019.1646484
Uncontrolled keywords: Animal rights, food history, social movements, veganism, vegetarianism
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Corey Wrenn
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2019 08:47 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 16:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/77407 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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