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. Â 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. Â 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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