Date: 18 November 2026, Wednesday
Online
“Misentangled Choices: Which Species Should We Consume?”
by
Jack Waverley
University of Manchester
Abstract
Which species should we consume? How many? Why? Global consumption is trending toward a small set of animals, with ecological, epidemiological, economic, and ethical consequences. More-than-human studies show interspecies encounters help humans come to know their lives as multispecies entanglements, and choose accordingly. However, less is shown or known about what happens next. So I ask: how do consumers and market professionals choose which species to consume instead?
Bio
Dr Jack Waverley is a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, specialising in more-than-human market morality. This means he studies how markets shape what is good and bad or right and wrong, but with human and nonhuman perspectives in mind. His current projects focus on plant-based transitions, vegan consumer and brand activism, and the use of cellular agriculture to cultivate food and fashion products (e.g., meat and leather).