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Introducing meat studies
19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):
By Ryan J. Phillips, Elisabeth Abergel
A growing, though still loosely connected, body of academic work has started placing meat at the centre of critical discourses regarding climate change and environmental sustainability, human...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7731/?v=1
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Meat politics at the dinner table: Understanding differences and similarities in Canadians’ meat-related attitudes, preferences and practices
19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):
By Emily Kennedy, Shyon Baumann, Josée Johnston
Few food groups are subject to the same depth and scope of critique as meat. Yet little is known about how the Canadian public feels about meat production and consumption. In other jurisdictions,...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7732/?v=1
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Producing protein: Fractionation of animal bodies, mass consumption of cheap protein, and the value of protein sourced from industrial hog operations
19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):
By Katie MacDonald
This article claims that the pursuit of protein specifically, not meat in general, is woven into the very fabric of industrial hog farming and the devalued animals at its centre. Further, this...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7733/?v=1
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Faux-meat and masculinity: The gendering of food on three vegan blogs
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Dana Hart
This study explores the relationship between gender and veganism through a critical analysis of food-based discourse on three vegan blogs. As many researchers note, there is a strong association...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7585/?v=1
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Review of “Green meat? Sustaining eaters, animals, and the planet”
19 Mar 2025 | Review | Contributor(s):
By Rachel Mason
Edited by Ryan M. Katz-Rosene and Sarah J. Martin, Green Meat? brings together a diverse collection of perspectives to explore the relationships between meat and the environment, while tackling the...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7494/?v=1
