Melanie Joy

American psychologist

Melanie Joy (born September 2, 1966) is an American social psychologist and author. She is known for creating the term carnism, which is the study and research about human relationships with animals and pets.[1] She is the founding president of nonprofit advocacy group Beyond Carnism.[2] She was a professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.[3]

Melanie Joy
Melanie Joy on TEDx in 2015
Born (1966-09-02) September 2, 1966 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (M.Ed.)
Saybrook University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Social psychologist, non-fiction author, President of Beyond Carnism
Websitewww.melaniejoy.org

References change

  1. Guerrero, Teresa (2013-12-16). "Por qué queremos a los perros pero nos comemos a los cerdos" [Why we love dogs but we eat pigs]. El Mundo. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  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 (2017-09-06). "Carnism: Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved 2020-08-29.