Description
Communicating the Climate Crisis puts communication at the center of the change we need, providing concrete strategies that help break the inertia that blocks social and cultural transformation. Reimagining "earth" not just as the ground we walk upon but as the atmosphere we breathe--Eairth--this book examines our consumption-based identities in fossil fuel culture and the necessity of structural change to address the climate crisis. Strategies for overcoming obstacles start with facing the emotional challenges and mental health tolls of the crisis that lead to climate silence. Breaking that silence through personal climate conversations elevates the importance of the problem, finds common ground, and eases "climate anxiety." Climate justice and faith-based worldviews help articulate our moral responsibility to take drastic action to protect all humans and the living world. This book tells a new story of hope through action--not as isolated, "guilty" consumers but as social actors who engage hearts, hands, and minds to envision and create a desired future.
Author: Julia B. Corbett
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 03/10/2022
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781793638045
ISBN10: 1793638047
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
- Nature | General
About the Author
Julia B. Corbett is professor in the Department of Communication and Environmental Humanities Graduate Program, University of Utah.