Content for change

Publication Date

5-2023

Authors

Kaley Lambert, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Abstract

This piece considers the perspectives of environmental activist Paul Kingsnorth, and author of Anthropocene Unconscious: Climate Catastrophe Culture Mark Bould when assessing the power of storytelling in efforts for climate crisis action. Stories hold the potential to change perspectives and encourage new mentalities. Media content is able to perpetuate, develop, and share stories to a massive audience. This paper argues that if media content were, on a wide scale, to deliberately shift narratives to encourage compassion, action, and concern for the environment, and to discourage wastefulness and mentalities of expansion and colonialism, then it may become more feasible to mitigate the progression of the global climate crisis.

Recommended Citation

Lambert, Kaley (2023) "Content for change," Comm-entary: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholars.unh.edu/comm-entary/vol19/iss1/8