Vegan and Vegetarian Discourse and speciesism in internet memes

Authors

  • Anna Woźniak University of Wroclaw

Keywords:

species chauvinism, speciesism, veganism, vegetarianism, meme, internet

Abstract

The Internet is one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. The virtualization of social
life is a growing process. In this article the author examines memes via vegan and vegetarian perspectives to analyze how speciesism occurs in them.

Author Biography

Anna Woźniak, University of Wroclaw

Anna Woźniak – mgr, doktorantka na Wydziale Filologicznym Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Absolwentka dziennikarstwa i komunikacji społecznej oraz projektowania komunikacji. Zainteresowania badawcze: animal studies, gender studies, filmoznawstwo, popkultura.

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Published

2016-12-24

How to Cite

Woźniak, A. (2016). Vegan and Vegetarian Discourse and speciesism in internet memes. Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies, (2), 151–164. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/ZOOPHILOLOGICA/article/view/6176

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