Sunaura Taylor Explained

Sunaura Taylor
Birth Date:March 21, 1982
Birth Place:Tucson, Arizona
Nationality:American

Sunaura "Sunny" Taylor (born March 21, 1982) is an American academic, painter, writer and activist for disability and animal rights. She currently resides in Oakland, California, and is assistant professor in the department of environmental science, policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Biography

A professor at UC Berkeley, Taylor earned her PhD in American Studies from New York University. Her book, Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation won the 2018 American Book Award. She has published in both academic and popular outlets.[2]

Taylor's work has been displayed in the Smithsonian and in other important galleries across the United States.[3] She is the recipient of a 2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award. In 2004, she received the Grand Prize in the VSA arts Driving Force juried exhibition for emerging disabled artists.[4] [5] A portion of her work deals with animal rights issues, as Taylor is an abolitionist vegan.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Taylor was born with arthrogryposis, and uses a wheelchair.[11] She is active in the Society for Disability Studies and has participated in marches for disability rights.[12] Her work on the disability rights movement has appeared in the Marxist magazine Monthly Review,[13] and her Self Portrait with TCE was the first full-color image ever printed in the publication's long history. She has been featured on All Things Considered on National Public Radio,[14] and the Georgia Public Broadcasting series State of the Arts. Her work has also been featured frequently in Flagpole Magazine in her home town, Athens, Georgia.

Taylor argued her position against animal products in her February 17, 2009 article, "Is It Possible to Be a Conscientious Meat Eater?"[15] and again in her March 29, 2011 article, "Why There's No Such Thing as Humane Meat,"[16] both published on AlterNet.

She is also the sister of the filmmaker Astra Taylor,[17] and appeared in her 2008 film Examined Life alongside philosopher Judith Butler.[18]

Publications

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunaura Taylor - Assistant Professor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602221743/https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/users/1684283 . 2 June 2023 . 19 July 2023 . Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management . Rausser College of Natural Resources.
  2. Web site: Sunaura Taylor - Assistant Professor . 19 October 2023 . Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management . Rausser College of Natural Resources.
  3. Web site: 25 September 2004 . VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc. Third Annual National Awards Program . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061001201324/http://www.vsarts.org/x951.xml . 1 October 2006 . VSA Arts.
  4. Web site: 2004 . Driving Force - A National Juried Exhibit for Young Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061001192251/http://www.vsarts.org/prebuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/2004/index.html . 1 October 2006 . 16 August 2007 . VSA Arts.
  5. Web site: 2004 . Driving Force: Sunaura Taylor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070919215134/http://www.vsarts.org/prebuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/2004/s_taylor.html . 19 September 2007 . 16 August 2007 . VSA Arts.
  6. http://vegpage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8349:the-fallacy-of-conscientious-meat&catid=72:blogs-and-thoughts&Itemid=2 The Fallacy of Conscientious Meat
  7. News: Taylor . Sunaura . 28 February 2017 . After the Ugly Laws . en-US . . live . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430023530/https://thebaffler.com/latest/after-the-ugly-laws-taylor . 30 April 2023 . 1059-9789.
  8. News: Aguilar . Rose . 27 February 2018 . What are the connections between animal liberation and disability liberation? . en . . live . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507173029/https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2018-02-27/what-are-the-connections-between-animal-liberation-and-disability-liberation . 7 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Kanner . Ellen . 27 February 2017 . Meatless Monday: The Art of the Animal -- The Sexual Politics of Meat Reframed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502075124/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meatless-monday-the-art-of-the-animal-the-sexual_b_58a38d3ce4b0e172783aa1e9 . 2 May 2023 . 10 July 2018 . . en-US.
  10. News: Rothman . Joshua . 5 June 2017 . Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? . en . . live . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430023529/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/are-disability-rights-and-animal-rights-connected . 30 April 2023 . 0028-792X.
  11. Web site: Sunaura Taylor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621023616/https://wnewhouseawards.com/sunaurataylor.html . 21 June 2023 . 11 May 2019 . Wynn Newhouse Awards.
  12. News: Vettese . Troy . 20 December 2017 . How a Vegan's Experience with Disability Is Helping Her Heal the Divide Between Two Movements . en-US . . live . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222947/https://inthesetimes.com/article/sunaura-taylor-beasts-of-burden-disability-justice-animal-liberation-vegan . 22 March 2023 . 0160-5992.
  13. Taylor . Sunny . 1 March 2004 . The Right Not to Work: Power and Disability . live . . 55 . 10 . 20 . 10.14452/MR-055-10-2004-03_2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528172551/https://monthlyreview.org/2004/03/01/the-right-not-to-work-power-and-disability/ . 28 May 2023 . 16 August 2007.
  14. Web site: Stone . Susan . 6 March 2005 . Sunny Taylor: Portraits of Early Success . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329144602/https://www.npr.org/2005/03/06/4520398/sunny-taylor-portraits-of-early-success . 29 March 2023 . 19 July 2023 . . NPR.
  15. Web site: Taylor . Sunaura . Taylor . Alexander . 17 February 2009 . Is It Possible to Be a Conscientious Meat Eater? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103523/http://www.alternet.org/story/127280/is_it_possible_to_be_a_conscientious_meat_eater . 6 October 2014 . AlterNet.
  16. Web site: Taylor . Sunaura . 29 March 2011 . Why There's No Such Thing as Humane Meat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112157/https://www.alternet.org/2011/03/why_theres_no_such_thing_as_humane_meat/ . 3 December 2021 . 19 July 2023 . . en.
  17. Web site: Brown . A.L. . January 2002 . Aardvarks, Armadillos, and an Artist in Greenpoint - Sunny Taylor: A Profile . dead . https://archive.today/20130103042102/http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/january_2002/sunny.html . 3 January 2013 . 8 February 2009 . Free Williamsburg.
  18. Web site: San Francisco Film Society . 2009-02-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523235557/http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_examined_life.html . 2011-05-23 . San Francisco Film Society on Examined Life, accessed February 8, 2009.

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