A Guide to Getting Out – by Aph Ko

Aph Ko is leading the way for Black Vegan thought, by drawing connections between white supremacy and notions of race and animality that exist through consumption of flesh. Aph critiques general comparisons between the enslavement of humans and non-humans but instead views animals as ‘casualties of the project of animality, which is historically and contemporarily part of our own condition.’ Aph combines media studies, critical race theory and veganism to produce an incredible work that critiques the mainstream vegan movement as not being fit for purpose in the march towards animal liberation.

Reducing the vegan movement to purely decisions about diet limits our effectiveness in working for animal liberation, Aph asks us to reimagine what we can achieve by expanding the boundaries of Vegan thought.

Title: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out

Author: Aph Ko

ISBN: 978-1590565964

Publisher: Lantern Books

Aph Ko is an American writer and vegan activist, she is the founder of Black Vegans Rock. She is also the author of Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters.

Abdourahamane Ly, guest curator for Veganuary at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. He has been vegan for the past seven years now. He is extremely passionate about animal rights and encouraging more humans, especially Africans, to go vegan. He was born in Guinea in West Africa but spent the last 13 years in China. He is currently in Rwanda spreading the vegan message. You can follow him on Instagram at @fulanivegan and X at @fulanivegan.