Corey Lee Wrenn

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.

Corey Lee Wrenn
Born (1983-10-22) October 22, 1983
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAcademic
Academic background
Alma materColorado State University
Thesis (2016)
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
Sub-disciplineAnimal rights movement; human-animal studies; veganism
InstitutionsMonmouth University; 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. She is the author of A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory (Palgrave MacMillan 2016)[10] and Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits (University of Michigan Press 2019).

A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory was reviewed in the academic journals Contemporary Sociology,[11] Relations, Beyond Anthropocentrism,[12] and Journal of Animal Ethics.[13]

Select bibliography
  • Wrenn, Corey (2016). A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory. Palgrave Macmillan UK.
  • Wrenn, Corey (2019). Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits. The University of Michigan Press.
gollark: There are trade-offs with different systems, but that doesn't imply that they're all equally good.
gollark: Yes, like that.
gollark: Some hypothetical systems could be really terrible and we can tell that easily.
gollark: I don't think that's right, Aty.
gollark: Or watch probably several thousand different TV shows and movies because technology can do that now.

References
  1. "Corey Lee Wrenn". University of Kent. University of Kent.
  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. http://www.coreyleewrenn.com/WRENN-CV-10-18-2019.pdf
  5. "Corey Wrenn". National Center for Institutional Diversity. University of Michigan.
  6. "Animals and Society". American Sociological Association. American Sociological Association.
  7. Wrenn, Corey. "Research Advisory Committee". The Vegan Society. The Vegan Society.
  8. 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.
  9. Wrenn, Corey Lee. "Wrenn Personal Statement re: Sentientism". Sentientism.info.
  10. 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.
  11. Greenebaum, Jessica (1 March 2017). "A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory". Contemporary Sociology. 46 (2): 240–241. doi:10.1177/0094306117692573xx. ISSN 0094-3061.
  12. Massaro, Alma (November 2017). "Vol 5, No 2 (2017)". Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism. 5 (2).
  13. Flynn, Clifton P (Fall 2017). "A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory". Journal of Animal Ethics. 7 (2): 227–229.
External audio
"Episode 125: Animal Rights Professionalisation with Corey Lee Wrenn"
Wrenn discusses Piecemeal Protest on the Knowing Animals podcast.
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