Melanie Joy

Melanie Joy
Melanie Joy on TEDx in 2015
Born (1966-09-02) September 2, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (M.Ed.)
Saybrook University (Ph.D.)
Occupations
  • Social psychologist
  • non-fiction author
  • president of Beyond Carnism
Websitewww.melaniejoy.org

Melanie Joy (born September 2, 1966) is an American social psychologist and author, primarily notable for coining and promulgating the term carnism.[1] She is the founding president of nonprofit advocacy group Beyond Carnism, previously known as Carnism Awareness & Action Network (CAAN),[2] as well as a former professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.[3] She has published the books Strategic Action for Animals, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows and Beyond Beliefs.[4]

  1. ^ Guerrero, Teresa (December 16, 2013). "Por qué queremos a los perros pero nos comemos a los cerdos" [Why we love dogs but we eat pigs]. El Mundo. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Castricano, Jodey; Simonsen, Rasmus R., eds. (2016). Critical Perspectives on Veganism. The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. xxviii. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33419-6. ISBN 978-3-319-33418-9.
  3. ^ Gander, Kashmira (September 6, 2017). "Carnism: Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Melanie Joy". Women Economic Forum. January 4, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.