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Melanie Joy

Acting

Melanie Joy

EN, ES, DE cinema · 5 credits

Born

2 September 1966 (age 60)

Melanie Joy 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.

Known for

Filmography

I Could Never Go Vegan poster

I Could Never Go Vegan

EN · 20248.7

as Self - Social Psychologist & Author(as Dr. Melanie Joy)

Empathy poster

Empathy

ES · 20176.6

as Melanie Joy

Food Choices poster

Food Choices

EN · 20167.2

as Self - Psychology and Sociology Professor

In the Name of the Animals poster

In the Name of the Animals

DE · 201610.0

Actor

Live and Let Live poster

Live and Let Live

EN · 20138.0

as Self - Sociologist & Psychologist