We live in a world increasingly defined by systemic, deepening and compounding crises. They threaten not only future human existence but also the planetary web-of-life. With the help of academics, creative practitioners and activists, this book explores some of the innovative ways in which different media, communicative fields, and creative practices are seeking to make a difference. From different forms of journalism and participative documentary to climate photography and ecosophical film; from radical theatre, eco-literature and eco-art to green festivals, popular music and immersive museums; and from journalism training in the climate emergency and sustainability education to communicating with ‘whole intelligence’ and ‘integrated intelligence’ beyond AI (artificial intelligence).
This panoramic approach enables us to see how diverse communicative fields are engaging with some of the most critical concerns of our times – and what can be learned, shared and developed further in the challenging years ahead.
We live in a world increasingly defined and degraded by multiple, systemic and deepening crises. With the help of academic experts, creative practitioners and advocates, this book explores some of the creative and innovative ways in which media, communicative fields and creative practices seek to make a different to today’s world-in-crisis.
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Weve morphed from local creatures into global beings and we need a new vocabulary to convey this: Symbiocene, Integrated Intelligence, Eco-Communicative Democracy. These are new terms used in discussing a desirable future in this important book. A must for anyone wanting to communicate ways out of a world in crisis.
Herbert Girardet, author, co-founder World Future Council, member of the Club of Rome
List of Figures List of Tables Preface Simon Cottle: Introduction:
Communicating a World-in-Crisis Simon Cottle: Reporting a World-in-Crisis:
On Silence, Silos and the Symbiocene Victoria Fielding: Evaluating
Reporting Roles in Climate Disasters César Jiménez-Martínez: Reporting
Protests and the Planetary Emergency Elke Weissmann/Belinda Tyrrell: From
Climate Crisis to Environment(al) Hope: Community, Affect and Local
Television Kerrie Foxwell-Norton/Bridget Backhaus/Troy Meston with
Wilcannia River Radio: First Nations Community Media and the Climate Crisis:
Towards Radical Eco-Communicative Democracy Steve Muggeridge: Green
Festivals and Re-figurative Politics: Communicating Resilience and Hope
Niina Uusitalo: Fantasy in Visual Spectacles of Climate Change Michelle
Johnston/Mignon Shardlow: Earthship Freo: A Case Study of the Potential and
Limitations of Participatory Documentary Filmmaking Kingsley Marshall: The
New Weird: Independent Cinema as an Ecosophical Response to Climate Change
Pippa Marland: Theres something you need to hear: The Literature of
Environmental Crisis Carrie Westwater: From Hidden Wars to Hidden Theatre:
Embodying a World-in-Crisis Ruth Wallen: Visionary Ecoart: Stories for
Regenerative Ecologies Simon Kerr: Music in an Era of Planetary
Discontinuity: What Music Can and Cant Do in This Crisis Jenny
Kidd/Salsabilla Sakinah: Communicating Stories That Matter: Activist
Museography and Immersive Practice in the Climate Emergency Ron Johnston:
Communicating Sustainability: Science Literacy and Transformative Pedagogies
Chris Paterson: All Journalists Will be Environmental Journalists
Tomorrow: On Problems, Pedagogy and Prospects Malcolm Parlett:
Communicating Whole Intelligence to Regenerate the Living Human World
Jeremy Lent: Beyond Artificial Intelligence: Toward Integrated Intelligence
for a World-in-Crisis Simon Cottle: Cultural Response and Creative
Resilience: A Personal Reflection Notes on Contributors Index.
Simon Cottle is Professor Emeritus, Media and Communication, in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University where he was Deputy Head and Head of School. He is the author of many books and articles and is the Series Editor for the Global Crises and the Media Series. He is currently writing and lecturing on journalism and our world-in-crisis.
