Beyond climate breakdown : envisioning new stories of radical hope / Peter Friederici ; foreword by Kathleen Dean Moore.

Author/creator Friederici, Peter, 1963- author.
Other author Moore, Kathleen Dean writer of foreword.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Descriptionxvi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesOne planet
One planet (MIT Press) ^A1450983
Contents Foreword / Kathleen Dean Moore -- Prediction -- Metaphor -- Narrative -- Tragedy -- Comedy and complexity.
Abstract "Despite enormous scientific and media attention focused on the topic, real progress against climate change has been frustratingly slow. Why? Peter Friederici claims that this failure is largely due to narrative--specifically, to the existence of numerous compelling narratives of denial that are closely tied to our political, economic, religious, and psychological belief systems. By analyzing how those narratives lead us astray from a full recognition of both the problem and potential solutions, he argues that only by coming up with new story frameworks can we hope to effectively address climate breakdown. Specifically, he calls for finding stories that utilize comic perspectives, radical hope, and much broader democratic participation than we have generally found in mainstream accounts of climate change"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2021049706
ISBN9780262543934
ISBN0262543931 paperback

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