A. Breeze Harper

A. Breeze Harper

A. Breeze Harper speaking at the Intersectional Justice Conference at the Whidbey Institute
Born Amie Louise Harper
(1976-05-30) May 30, 1976[1][2]
Residence Northern California
Nationality American
Alma mater Dartmouth College (B.A., 1998)
Harvard Extension School (A.L.M., 2007)
University of California, Davis (Ph.D., 2013)
Occupation
Known for
Notable work Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society (2010)
Website http://www.abreezeharper.com/

Amie "Breeze" Harper is an African-American[3] critical race feminist, diversity strategist,[4] and author of books and studies on veganism and racism.[2][5] Her Sistah Vegan anthology features a collection of writings by black female vegans.[6]

Harper attributes her initial interest in practicing veganism to the influence of the work of Dick Gregory in connecting diet to the liberation struggle of marginalized groups, and to Afrocentric, raw foodist Queen Afua.[7]

In 2007, Harper's master's thesis at Harvard Extension School, Cyberterritories of Whiteness: Language, 'Colorblind' Utopias, and 'Sistah Vegan' Consciousness, won the Dean's Prize for Outstanding A.L.M. Thesis in Educational Technologies.[8]

In 2013, Harper's PhD dissertation for the University of California, Davis contrasted the framing of ethical veganism by neoliberal white, Afrocentric, and decolonial organizations.[9]

In 2015, Harper organized a conference, The Vegan Praxis of Black Lives Matters, to discuss intersectional issues concerning veganism and the Black Lives Matter movement.[10] Also in 2015, Harper joined the advisory board for Black Vegans Rock.[11] Harper received the Lisa Shapiro Award for Unsung Vegan Heroes from the Pollination Project.[12]

On June 10, 2016, Harper was announced as the Humane Party's vice-presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[13]

Publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ Harper, A. Breeze (May 29, 2014). "The Fork in the Road: Ruminations on My Birthday". Sistah Vegan Project. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Nathman, Avital Norman (March 12, 2013). "The Femisphere: Foodies and Food Politics". Ms. Magazine Blog. Ms. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Ko, Aph (May 14, 2015). "5 Queer Black Women You Should Know". AfterEllen. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Alaina (February 15, 2016). "50+ LGBTQ Black Women You Need To Know Because We Are Awesome". Autostraddle. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Chang, Vera Liang (December 19, 2013). "Redefined Palate: Sistah Vegan Project's Breeze Harper Dishes on Mindful Eating". Civil Eats. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sistah Vegans: The Satya Interview with Amie Breeze Harper". Satya. March 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ A. Breeze Harper (March 1, 2009). Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health and Society. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1590561454. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Extension School awards". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. June 7, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Harper, Amie Louise (2013). "Vegan Consciousness and the Commodity Chain: On the Neoliberal, Afrocentric, and Decolonial Politics of "Cruelty - Free"". ProQuest. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ Plaid, Andrea (April 23, 2015). "Vegan Praxis, Black Lives Matter, and Water Rationing: A Conversation with Dr. A. Breeze Harper". The Feminist Wire. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "About Black Vegans Rock". Black Vegans Rock. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Amie Breeze Harper". The Pollination Project. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Breaking: Humane Party announces Dr. Breeze Harper as Vice Presidential nominee". The Onion Knight Show. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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