Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social Change
Editat de Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, Frank Hakemulderen Limba Engleză Paperback – aug 2023
A groundbreaking book that combines the environmental humanities and social sciences to study the impact of environmental stories
There is a growing consensus that environmental narratives can help catalyze the social change necessary to address today’s environmental crises; however, surprisingly little is known about their impact and effectiveness. In Empirical Ecocriticism, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, and Frank Hakemulder combine an environmental humanities perspective with empirical methods derived from the social sciences to study the influence of environmental stories on our affects, attitudes, and actions.
Empirical Ecocriticism provides an approachable introduction to this growing field’s main methods and demonstrates their potential through case studies on topics ranging from the impact of climate fiction on readers’ willingness to engage in activism to the political empowerment that results from participating in environmental theater. Part manifesto, part toolkit, part proof of concept, and part dialogue, this introductory volume is divided into three sections: methods, case studies, and reflections. International in scope, it points toward a novel and fruitful synthesis of the environmental humanities and social sciences.
Contributors: Matthew Ballew, Yale U; Helena Bilandzic, U of Augsburg; Rebecca Dirksen, Indiana U; Greg Garrard, UBC Okanagan; Matthew H. Goldberg, Yale U; Abel Gustafson, U of Cincinnati; David I. Hanauer, Indiana U of Pennsylvania; Ursula K. Heise, UCLA; Jeremy Jimenez, SUNY Cortland; Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale U; David M. Markowitz, U of Oregon; Marcus Mayorga; Jessica Gall Myrick, Penn State U; Mary Beth Oliver, Penn State U; Yan Pang, Point Park U; Mark Pedelty, U of Minnesota; Seth A. Rosenthal, Yale U; Elja Roy, U of Memphis; Nicolai Skiveren, Aarhus U; Paul Slovic, U of Oregon; Scott Slovic, U of Idaho; Nicolette Sopcak, U of Alberta; Paul Sopcak, MacEwan U; Sara Warner, Cornell U.
There is a growing consensus that environmental narratives can help catalyze the social change necessary to address today’s environmental crises; however, surprisingly little is known about their impact and effectiveness. In Empirical Ecocriticism, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, and Frank Hakemulder combine an environmental humanities perspective with empirical methods derived from the social sciences to study the influence of environmental stories on our affects, attitudes, and actions.
Empirical Ecocriticism provides an approachable introduction to this growing field’s main methods and demonstrates their potential through case studies on topics ranging from the impact of climate fiction on readers’ willingness to engage in activism to the political empowerment that results from participating in environmental theater. Part manifesto, part toolkit, part proof of concept, and part dialogue, this introductory volume is divided into three sections: methods, case studies, and reflections. International in scope, it points toward a novel and fruitful synthesis of the environmental humanities and social sciences.
Contributors: Matthew Ballew, Yale U; Helena Bilandzic, U of Augsburg; Rebecca Dirksen, Indiana U; Greg Garrard, UBC Okanagan; Matthew H. Goldberg, Yale U; Abel Gustafson, U of Cincinnati; David I. Hanauer, Indiana U of Pennsylvania; Ursula K. Heise, UCLA; Jeremy Jimenez, SUNY Cortland; Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale U; David M. Markowitz, U of Oregon; Marcus Mayorga; Jessica Gall Myrick, Penn State U; Mary Beth Oliver, Penn State U; Yan Pang, Point Park U; Mark Pedelty, U of Minnesota; Seth A. Rosenthal, Yale U; Elja Roy, U of Memphis; Nicolai Skiveren, Aarhus U; Paul Slovic, U of Oregon; Scott Slovic, U of Idaho; Nicolette Sopcak, U of Alberta; Paul Sopcak, MacEwan U; Sara Warner, Cornell U.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781517915353
ISBN-10: 151791535X
Pagini: 408
Ilustrații: 27 black and white illustrations and 7 tables
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: University of Minnesota Press
Colecția Univ Of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10: 151791535X
Pagini: 408
Ilustrații: 27 black and white illustrations and 7 tables
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: University of Minnesota Press
Colecția Univ Of Minnesota Press
Notă biografică
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson is associate professor of English and environmental studies at Colby College. He is author of Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture and coeditor of An Ecotopian Lexicon (Minnesota, 2019).
Alexa Weik von Mossner is associate professor of American studies at the University of Klagenfurt. She is author of Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative and Cosmopolitan Minds: Literature, Emotion, and the Transnational Imagination.
W. P. Malecki is university professor of literary theory at the University of Wrocław. He is coeditor of What Can We Hope For? Essays on Politics and Human Minds and Animal Stories: How Narratives Make Us Care about Other Species.
Frank Hakemulder is affiliated full professor at the Reading Center (Stavanger) and teaches media psychology and communication at Utrecht University. He is coeditor of Science and Humanities: New Research Methods and Muses and Measures: Empirical Research Methods for the Humanities.
Alexa Weik von Mossner is associate professor of American studies at the University of Klagenfurt. She is author of Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative and Cosmopolitan Minds: Literature, Emotion, and the Transnational Imagination.
W. P. Malecki is university professor of literary theory at the University of Wrocław. He is coeditor of What Can We Hope For? Essays on Politics and Human Minds and Animal Stories: How Narratives Make Us Care about Other Species.
Frank Hakemulder is affiliated full professor at the Reading Center (Stavanger) and teaches media psychology and communication at Utrecht University. He is coeditor of Science and Humanities: New Research Methods and Muses and Measures: Empirical Research Methods for the Humanities.
Cuprins
Contents
Introduction: Toward an Integrated Approach to Environmental Narratives and Social Change
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, and Frank Hakemulder
Part I. Methods
1. Experimental Methods for the Environmental Humanities: Measuring Affects and Effects
W. P. Malecki
2. Qualitative Approaches to Empirical Ecocriticism: Understanding Multidimensional Concepts, Experiences, and Processes
Paul Sopcak and Nicolette Sopcak
3. Exploring the Environmental Humanities through Film Production
Rebecca Dirksen, Mark Pedelty, Yan Pang, and Elja Roy
Part II. Case Studies
4. Does Climate Fiction Work? An Experimental Test of the Immediate and Delayed Effects of Reading Cli-Fi
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Abel Gustafson, Anthony Leiserowitz, Matthew H. Goldberg, Seth A. Rosenthal, and Matthew Ballew
5. The Roles of Exemplar Voice, Compassion, and Pity in Shaping Audience Responses to Environmental News Narratives
Jessica Gall Myrick and Mary Beth Oliver
6. The Reception of Radical Texts: The Complicated Case of Alice Walker’s “Am I Blue?”
Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Marcus Mayorga, and Paul Slovic
7. Screening Waste, Feeling Slow Violence: An Empirical Reception Study of the Environmental Documentary Plastic China
Nicolai Skiveren
8. All the World’s a Warming Stage: Applied Theater, Climate Change, and the Art of Community-Based Assessments
Sara Warner and Jeremy Jimenez
9. Tracing the Language of Ecocriticism: Insights from an Automated Text Analysis of ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
Scott Slovic and David M. Markowitz
Part III. Reflections
10. Empirical Ecocriticism and the Future of (Eco)Narratology
Ursula K. Heise
11. Two Cheers for Empirical Ecocriticism
Greg Garrard
12. Empirical Ecocriticism and Modes of Persuasion
David I. Hanauer
13. Stories about the Environment for Diverse Audiences: Insights from Environmental Communication
Helena Bilandzic
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Index
Introduction: Toward an Integrated Approach to Environmental Narratives and Social Change
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, and Frank Hakemulder
Part I. Methods
1. Experimental Methods for the Environmental Humanities: Measuring Affects and Effects
W. P. Malecki
2. Qualitative Approaches to Empirical Ecocriticism: Understanding Multidimensional Concepts, Experiences, and Processes
Paul Sopcak and Nicolette Sopcak
3. Exploring the Environmental Humanities through Film Production
Rebecca Dirksen, Mark Pedelty, Yan Pang, and Elja Roy
Part II. Case Studies
4. Does Climate Fiction Work? An Experimental Test of the Immediate and Delayed Effects of Reading Cli-Fi
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Abel Gustafson, Anthony Leiserowitz, Matthew H. Goldberg, Seth A. Rosenthal, and Matthew Ballew
5. The Roles of Exemplar Voice, Compassion, and Pity in Shaping Audience Responses to Environmental News Narratives
Jessica Gall Myrick and Mary Beth Oliver
6. The Reception of Radical Texts: The Complicated Case of Alice Walker’s “Am I Blue?”
Alexa Weik von Mossner, W. P. Malecki, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Marcus Mayorga, and Paul Slovic
7. Screening Waste, Feeling Slow Violence: An Empirical Reception Study of the Environmental Documentary Plastic China
Nicolai Skiveren
8. All the World’s a Warming Stage: Applied Theater, Climate Change, and the Art of Community-Based Assessments
Sara Warner and Jeremy Jimenez
9. Tracing the Language of Ecocriticism: Insights from an Automated Text Analysis of ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
Scott Slovic and David M. Markowitz
Part III. Reflections
10. Empirical Ecocriticism and the Future of (Eco)Narratology
Ursula K. Heise
11. Two Cheers for Empirical Ecocriticism
Greg Garrard
12. Empirical Ecocriticism and Modes of Persuasion
David I. Hanauer
13. Stories about the Environment for Diverse Audiences: Insights from Environmental Communication
Helena Bilandzic
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Index
Recenzii
"This remarkable work is an insightful and groundbreaking contribution to the fields of environmental studies and social change. It is undoubtedly a must-read for individuals actively engaged in the pursuit of these critical endeavors." —Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science
"The authors genuinely seek to understand the challenges environmentalists face concerning texts and films that communicate problems between humanity, animals, and the environment. The empirical methods offered in this book can lend readers analytical tools to improve the comprehension of audiences viewing/reading climate-themed works." —H-Net Reviews
"Schneider-Mayerson and his coeditors have assembled a diverse group of literary scholars who are esteemed professionals and advocates of environmental literacy. " —CHOICE
"These empirical studies show remarkable creativity, diversity and vitality and a combination of academism and artistry." —Digital Scholarship in the Humanities
"The authors genuinely seek to understand the challenges environmentalists face concerning texts and films that communicate problems between humanity, animals, and the environment. The empirical methods offered in this book can lend readers analytical tools to improve the comprehension of audiences viewing/reading climate-themed works." —H-Net Reviews
"Schneider-Mayerson and his coeditors have assembled a diverse group of literary scholars who are esteemed professionals and advocates of environmental literacy. " —CHOICE
"These empirical studies show remarkable creativity, diversity and vitality and a combination of academism and artistry." —Digital Scholarship in the Humanities