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Corey Lee Wrenn
Born (1983-10-22) October 22, 1983 (age 40)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAcademic
Academic background
Alma mater Colorado State University
Thesis (2016)
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
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

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Corey Lee Wrenn". University of Kent. 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Corey Lee Wrenn". Colorado State University. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Callan, Laura (February 20, 2018). "Long Read: Why Feminism Needs Veganism". Bright Zine. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  5. ^ "Corey Wrenn". National Center for Institutional Diversity. University of Michigan.
  6. ^ "Animals and Society". American Sociological Association.
  7. ^ Wrenn, Corey. "Research Advisory Committee". The Vegan Society.
  8. ^ 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]
  9. ^ Wrenn, Corey Lee. "Wrenn Personal Statement re: Sentientism". Sentientism.info.

External links

External audio
audio icon " Episode 125: Animal Rights Professionalisation with Corey Lee Wrenn"
Wrenn discusses Piecemeal Protest on the Knowing Animals podcast.