New Social Movements and Sustainable Food Advocacy in the Sinosphere

Principle Investigator：Chih-Lan Song/Gina Song Lopez

Gina Song Lopez (Chih-Lan Song) is a PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Her project focuses on the development and expansion of veg*nism in contemporary Taiwan and China. Her interest in this topic draws from the emergence of new climate and animal advocacy discourses in the region where meat avoidance has traditionally been associated with religious practices. Her project looks at the new generation of vegans and vegetarians promoting animal ethics and green consumption. In particular, she is interested in how ‘new’ vegan*sm is understood and promoted locally and how concepts such as animal rights and sustainability are translated into local contexts.