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Re-Imagine Climate Change Communication

Affective Stances Around Climate Change

Impulse text by Dr. Nicole Seymour, California State University, Fullerton, USA
Interview with Prof. Dr. Nicole Seymour

November 2020
The Black Toe and the Virus: A Wake-up Call for Planetary Health

Impulse text by Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Gabrysch, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Interview with Univ. Prof. Dr. Sabine Gabrysch

November 2020
The “Little-p Politics” of Climate Visualization: Making It Useful to Those Who Need It Most

Impulse text by Prof. Dr. Lynda C. Olman, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Interview with Prof. Dr. Lynda C. Olman

November 2020
More Than Just Facts: Shifting the Focus to Climate Scenarios

Impulse text by Prof. Axel Gelfert, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Interview with Prof. Axel Gelfert

November 2020
A Climate for Change: Climate Change Communication in India

Impulse text by Prof. Rita Brara, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi
Interview with Dr. Rita Brara

November 2020
Leave Your Bubble – Connecting Climate Communication to Its Users

Impulse text by Dr. Cornelia Auer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Interview with Dr. Cornelia Auer

November 2020
Show Off Our World and People Will Save It: Is This Enough for Climate Change Communication?

Impulse text by Dr. Inez Ponce de Leon, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Interview with Dr. Inez Ponce de Leon

November 2020
(How) Are We Experiencing Climate Change? A Phenomenological Approach to Climate and its Changes

Impulse text by Maximilian Hepach, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
Interview with Maximilian Hepach

November 2020
5 Impulses on Climate Change Communication

Impulse text by Carel Mohn, Head of klimafakten.de, Germany
Interview with Carel Mohn

November 2020

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About

On this platform, we present a series of impulse texts and related interviews by international researchers working in the field of climate change communication.

Our goal is to re-imagine climate communication by bringing together a wide range of different voices that serve to broaden our overall scope and frames of reference. The interdisciplinary perspectives covered here include Anthropology, Complexity Science, Geography, History and Philosophy of Science, Media Studies, Medicine, Phenomenology and Rhetorics – as well as practical knowledge in the communication of climate science.

Practitioners of climate change communication have always had to contend with a number of pitfalls, as researchers on the subject know only too well. The reasons for this predicament are manifold, and their epistemic and political roots reach deep into the foundations of belief systems and diverse media cultures. Instead of looking for more ready-made climate change communication strategies within a public-relations paradigm, the impulse texts and interviews on this platform call on us to take a step back, to re-examine paradigmatic problems and to give practitioners the meaningful starting points we see as sorely lacking in the field today. By taking this approach, we seek to transcend the boundaries between theory and practice as well as any limitations relating to specific academic disciplines.

Organizing team

Prof. Dr. Birgit Schneider (Media Studies, University of Potsdam, Germany)

Alexander Schindler (Media Studies, University of Potsdam, Germany)

Re-Imagine Climate Change Communication organizers: Prof. Dr. Birgit Schneider and Alexander Schindler, MA (both University of Potsdam, Institute for Arts and Media)

Production & design

Camera and Video Editing: Nina Keinrath

Camera Assistance: Helen Amiri

Web Development: Arne Spremberg

Sound Design: Alexander Govoni

Editorial Assistance: Jana Belmann