Summary
I am currently studying my PhD in Sociology at Curtin University. I began my thesis in 2009 and it is due for completion in 2012. This research focuses on the animal advocacy movement, primarily in Australia and the United States, and explores the range of ideologies, activism, organisations, and key actors that make up this movement.
I also teach Sociology and Anthropology at Curtin University. I have taught a number of units, including the second year Sociology/Anthropology units Social Inequality: Possibilities for Change and Private Lives, Public Issues. I have given lectures on topics such as human/non-human relations and the animal advocacy movement, the Occupy movement, gender and veiling, international trade and globalisation, media and politics, and music and social change.
Experience
- PhD Candidate in Sociology, Curtin University – present
Education
- Curtin University, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) (Honours) with Distinction and with First Class Honours, 2008
Publications
- The Importance of Veganism: A Historical Perspective, Four Domains: http://four-domains.org/2012/03/17/the-importance-of-veganism-a-historical-perspective 2012
- Melbourne Cup: The Race that gets us to Stop and Think about Animals?, Online Opinion: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=12797&page=0 2011
- Animal slaughter: Not Just Horrific in Indonesia, The Scavenger: http://www.thescavenger.net 2011
- Veganism, Organisational Considerations and Animal Advocacy Campaigns, Voicing the Unseen: http://hgsoconference.curtin.edu.au/local/pdf/Pendegrast.pdf 2011
- 2011: What a Year for Veganism!, One Green Planet: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifestyle/2011-what-a-year-for-veganism/ 2011
- Time to Abolish All Forms of Slavery, The Scavenger: http://www.thescavenger.net/animals/time-to-abolish-all-forms-of-slavery-816.html 2011
- Floods and Asylum Seekers: Extending the Compassion, ABC's The Drum Opinion: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/43294.html 2011
- Animal Rights Enters the Mainstream, New Matilda: http://newmatilda.com/2010/02/23/animal-rights-enters-mainstream 2010
- Australian Media Hegemony and the Internet, Sense of Community: http://hgsoconference.curtin.edu.au/previous/pendergrast.cfm 2009
- Channel Seven, the Olympics and Censorship, Green Left Weekly: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/40109 2008
- The Silence of the Lambs: Interview with an Australian Slaughterhouse Worker, Vegan Voice: http://xeny.net/the%20silence%20of%20the%20lambs 2008
Research Areas
- Sociology (1608)
Available for
- Speaking Engagements
- Talking With Students
- Career Opportunities
- Media Interviews