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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And that’s a wrap! Thanks to our amazing committee, presenters, participants and everyone who helps to make this one of my favourite weekends of the year. See you in 2027! #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In our final paper of the night Łucja Lange shares their experiences of vegan vigils in Poland - why are some deaths surrounded by rituals and commemoration while others are normalised as necessary and inevitable? #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How do speciesism, sexism and social dominance work together in Central Europe? Andrej Kirbiš explores interlocking oppressions #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Next up Annika explores the representations of nonhuman animals as equal or superior beings in telepathic interspecies communication #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think one can only find their limit by eating one too many, it is the law of the sour patch

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Final paper sessions - Europe and Latin America! Julieta Campos gets us started with her critical, important work bringing together laboratory sociology and critical animal studies to analyse discourses around rats used in scientific testing #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tiptoeing that treacherous line between correct number of sour patch kids to stay awake and too many to go to sleep after #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A great discussion of the particularities of the Romanian context around vegan sociology and human-animal relations — exactly what we were hoping for with this conference theme! #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Alina S. Rusu shares a framework for teaching interdisciplinary masters programs around human-animal interaction in Romania #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rimona Afana explores sites of well-meaning captivity: Can sanctuaries and shelters offer transitional/restorative justice mechanisms? (yes! but also need legislative/societal change) #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Multispecies togetherness means to live well together - Irina Frasin advocates for a relational, mutual approach to human-animal relations #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Maria Martelli and Aron Nor explore the problematisation of urban dogs and pigeons under civilising discourses in Romania #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Next up we have a fabulous panel on Romanian vegan sociologies with Maria Martelli, Aron Nor, Irina Frasin, Rimona Afana, & Alina S. Rusu #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kerry Herbert brings our UK panel to a close with an important discussion of the (re)cycling of ex-racing greyhounds as pets and the consequences of this for nonhuman animals #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ryan Bogle takes us through international aesthetic trends in plant based restaurants — is it easy to tell when you're in a PB eatery? Moreso in non or newly-western countries evidently! #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Next up Sophie Savage and Louis Gough share their collaborative auto ethnography on navigating everyday life in a non-vegan world #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kicking off with a UK panel, Corey Wrenn takes us through the links between beards, animality and the maintenance of race, class, gender, species #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 2 of #IAVS2026 ! We've got panels from the UK, Europe, Australia and a deep dive into Romanian vegan sociologies (plus us co-founders rounding up the day). Still time to join us and find out what @katestew.art is baking this year www.vegansociology.com/conference

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And that's a wrap for day 1! See you all tomorrow for another packed day of vegan sociologies around the world #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Our final paper for the night is Robert Rosenberger discussing a fantastic sounding book on overturning the curriculum of frog dissection #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Michael Briscoe brings the stats! Always appreciated and fascinating insights into social globalisation as a key driver of meat consumption (rather than economic and political globalisation) #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Next up Ela Przybylo takes us through a fascinating exploration of nonhuman animal representation in queer and trans social imaginaries in literature #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Interestingly some advocacy methods can backfire with likely allies' likelihood of engaging with pro-animal actions after 3 months #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Final session for the day - North America is here to see us out! Andrea Polanco from @faunalytics.bsky.social kicks us off exploring whether animal advocacy changes hearts and minds in a randomized control trial #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In final reflections Stǎnescu puts forth that cultured meat is a solution without a problem — that doesn't seem to appeal to anyone #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We end the panel with Nathan Poirier demonstrating that discussions around cultured meat often focus on CM outperforming farmed animal 'meat', ignoring the significantly lower environmental impacts of plant goods #IAVS

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Can one change meat eating without changing eating meat? Richard Giles warns us not to believe the hype around cultured meat #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Vasile kicks us off with a critical examination of the claim that cultured meat will result in a reduction of harming nonhuman animals for meat - is the goal of cultured meat actually a 'yes and' scenario where both cultured and factory farmed meat prosper? #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tune in now for 'Cultured Meat, Speciesism, and the Futures of Vegan Sociology' - a panel with Vasile T. Stǎnescu, Richard Giles and Nathan Poirier #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have been corrected that this is actually our 7th year... where did the time go 😅 I was correct on the vibes though!

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International Association of Vegan Sociologists @vegansociology.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#IAVS2026 is here! The 2026 meeting of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists has officially begun (Pssst, it’s still not too late to grab a ticket!) events.humanitix.com/iavs-2026-in...

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IAVS 2026: Internationalising Vegan Sociology

The 2026 IAVS annual meeting will showcase research related to veganism, nonhuman animal rights, and sociological theories of international relevance.

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks @katymathers.bsky.social @katestew.art and Matthew Melsa for providing this platform for vegan sociologists!

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coming soon: Aavik- Vegan Parenting in a Time of Polycrisis: Transforming Human-Animal Relations Through Raising Children; Atayee-Bennett; Faith Veganism: Animal Ethics, Sustainability, and Abrahamic Religiosity in the UK; Gough; Decentring the Human: Veganism and The Rejection of Anthropocentrism

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So exciting to hear about the Vegan Sociology book series with emerald press! Series co-editor @katestew.art joins us with Katy Mathers (Commissioning Editor) and authors Kadri Aavik, Ellie Atayee-Bennett, and Louis Gough. Impressive pipeline of vegan sociology scholarship! #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Our third Australian is Stephen Burrell discussing men and boys' relationships with nonhuman animals and nature - rigid pressures around restrictive understandings of masculinity are crucial to understanding violence against human and nonhuman animals #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cassie A. Pedersen argues for a reimagination of witnessing trans-species trauma as reciprocal encounter grounded in address and response. This addresses power concerns around traditional 'seeing' that sets the liberal human up as a 'seer' while nonhuman animals are objectified 'seen' #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mohamad Faazeli kicks us of with their excellent project researching vegan activism and Islamic eco cultural discourses in Sydney #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For this year's theme (internationalising vegan sociology) we are going region by region to learn about the many vegan sociologies around the world. First up: the Australians! #IAVS2026

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We're off in 10mins! Join us at the 2026 International Association of Vegan Sociologists 6th annual conference - free, online, a guaranteed good time! www.vegansociology.com/conference for info #IAVS2026

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Conference, International Association of Vegan Sociologists

Past Conferences Senses & Emotions 2025 Interrogating Capitalism 2024 Vegan Intersectionality 2023 Vegan Sociologies of Space and...

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Spent an incredible week at the Canadian critical animal studies conference in Montreal. Fabulous, critical and creative reflections on wild/feral/free living animals so lovely to see this incredible work being done!

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International Association of Vegan Sociologists @vegansociology.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Just over 3 weeks to submit for IAVS 2026! 📣 The call for papers for this year's International Association of Vegan Sociologists Conference deadline is in just over 3 weeks - please submit by 31st May 2026 to info@vegansociology.com More details on our webpage! www.vegansociology.com/conference/

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

One of my favourite parts of being a CAS scholar is the thoughtful chats I get to have with others in the field. This week @animalsociology.bsky.social and I recorded a gentle meander around CAS book publishing, watch it here: animalsinsocietygroup.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/n...

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Navigating Publishing Challenges in Animal Studies

Today, Dr Zoei Sutton and I sat down for what was supposed to be a quick chat about publishing in critical animal studies. We ended up chatting for an hour about all kinds of issues, including: How…

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Animal studies folks! Some fab vegan sociologists are putting on a stream at ESA2026, please come so we can have many vegan adventures abstracts due Jan 30 ❤️🐮🥬🎉

A flyer for the European sociology association call for papers due January 30. Red flowers against a white background decorate the bottom of the flyer

A description of the call for papers for a vegan sociology stream of the European sociology association welcoming empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions that include nonhuman animals and challenge their oppression, and explore veganism as a social phenomenon, in relation to activism, policy, consumption, identity, intersectionality, and other aspects. The stream welcomes dialogue across critical theory, social movement studies, environmental sociology and human animal studies.

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

And that's a wrap on #IAVS2025! Thanks to presenters, participants & our fabulous committee for making this such a wonderful weekend. Interested in finding out more about us? Find us here for more info or to find out about the 2026 committee positions currently open for EOIs www.vegansociology.com

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Home, International Association of Vegan Sociologists

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Final paper of #IAVS2025! Federica Amici shares a great paper on justifying meat consumption across development and cultural communities

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Vasile Stǎnescue provides a shocking account of bloodthirsty violence in "humane" meat texts #2025

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Incredible work by Faltmann, navigating the heartbreaking terrain of building up relationships with animals through ethnographic research while knowing they are soon to be killed #IAVS2025

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