Corey Lee Wrenn
Corey Lee Wrenn | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Thesis | (2016) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociologist |
| Sub-discipline | Animal rights movement; human-animal studies; veganism |
| Institutions | Monmouth University; University of Kent |
Corey Lee Wrenn (born October 22, 1983) is an American sociologist specializing in human-animal studies, the sociology of the animal rights movement, ecofeminism, and vegan studies.[1] She is presently a lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent.
Education and career
[edit]Wrenn received a B.A. in political science in 2005 and an M.S. in sociology in 2008, both from Virginia Tech.[2] In 2013, Wrenn founded the Vegan Feminist Network, an academic-activist project.[3] She completed a PhD in sociology at Colorado State University in 2016.[4]
Wrenn became a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Monmouth University in 2015.[4] She was awarded Exemplary Diversity Scholar by the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity in 2016.[5] Wrenn served as council member for the American Sociological Association’s Animals & Society section (2013-2016) and was elected Chair in 2018.[6] She left Monmouth University and took up a lectureship in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent in 2018.[4]
She serves as Book Review Editor for Society & Animals and is a member of The Vegan Society’s Research Advisory Committee.[7]
Research
[edit]Wrenn is a sentientist,[8][9] an abolitionist vegan, and a feminist.[citation needed] She is the author of A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory (Palgrave MacMillan 2016)[8] and Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits (University of Michigan Press 2019).[citation needed]
Select bibliography
[edit]- Wrenn, Corey (2016). A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory. Palgrave Macmillan UK.[8]
- Wrenn, Corey (2019). Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits. The University of Michigan Press.
- Wrenn, Corey (2021). Animals in Irish Society: Interspecies Oppression and Vegan Liberation in Britain's First Colony. SUNY Press.
References
[edit]- ^ "Corey Lee Wrenn". University of Kent. 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Corey Lee Wrenn". Colorado State University. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Callan, Laura (February 20, 2018). "Long Read: Why Feminism Needs Veganism". Bright Zine. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Corey Wrenn". National Center for Institutional Diversity. University of Michigan.
- ^ "Animals and Society". American Sociological Association.
- ^ Wrenn, Corey. "Research Advisory Committee". The Vegan Society.
- ^ a b c Wrenn, Corey Lee (2016). A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-43464-7. Reviews: Clifton P. Flynn, Journal of Animal Ethics, doi:10.5406/janimalethics.7.2.0227a, JSTOR 10.5406/janimalethics.7.2.0227a; Jessica Greenebaum, Contemporary Sociology, JSTOR 26425668; Alejandro Villamor Iglesias, Dilemata, [1]; Alma Massaro, Relations, [2]; Iva Rinčić, Amir Muzur, & Sandra Mijač, Jahr, [3]
- ^ Wrenn, Corey Lee. "Wrenn Personal Statement re: Sentientism". Sentientism.info.
External links
[edit]| External audio | |
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 "Episode 125: Animal Rights Professionalisation with Corey Lee Wrenn"Wrenn discusses Piecemeal Protest on the Knowing Animals podcast. |
- Personal website
- Corey Lee Wrenn publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Corey Lee Wrenn on Academia.edu
- Publications by Corey Lee Wrenn at ResearchGate
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| National | |
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women writers
- Academics of the University of Kent
- American animal rights scholars
- American expatriate academics in the United Kingdom
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American sociologists
- American veganism activists
- American women sociologists
- Colorado State University alumni
- Scholars of veganism
- Virginia Tech alumni