Melanie Joy

Social Psychologist and President and Founder of Beyond Carnism
Keynote Speaker Melanie Joy

Melanie Joy

Social Psychologist and President and Founder of Beyond Carnism

Biography

Melanie Joy, PhD, is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in the psychology of eating animals, social transformation, and relationships. She is widely recognized as a thought leader and is best known for her pioneering work developing her theory of carnism. Her analyses have helped explain why people engage in “nonrelational” behaviors—behaviors that harm other people, animals, the planet, and themselves—as well as how to change this pattern.

Joy is the award-winning author of six books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows. She is also an internationally recognized speaker and trainer who’s presented her work in fifty countries across six continents. Her work has been featured by media outlets around the world, including the New York Times, BBC, NPR, and ABC Australia. She is the eighth recipient of the Ahimsa Award—previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela—for her work on global nonviolence, and she also received both the Peter Singer Prize and the Empty Cages Prize for her work developing strategies to reduce the suffering of animals.

All of Joy’s work is designed to raise awareness of the obstacles preventing people from interacting in ways that create a sense of mutual connection, with other human and nonhuman beings. These obstacles are both internal (psychological) and external (social), and they are a key reason why we act against our own interests and the interests of others—often without realizing that we’re doing so. With awareness, we are better able to think freely and act compassionately, to create healthier and more fulfilling relationships and a more equitable and sustainable world.

Topics

  • Social Justice
  • Psychology

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Publications

  • Getting Relationships Right: How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work (2020)
  • Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation (2019)
  • Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters (2018)
  • Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows: An introduction to carnism (2010)
  • Humanistic Psychology and Animal Rights: Reconsidering the Boundaries of the Humanistic Ethic. In: Journal of Humanistic Psychology (2005)
  • and other

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