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The Power of Narrative provides fresh insight into the rhetorical and semantic properties on both sides of the climate change debate that preclude dialogue around climate science, and proposes a means for moving beyond ideological entrenchment through language mediation, further ethnographic study, and research-informed teaching.
List of contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Ideology as Narrative
- Chapter 3. When Skepticism Became Public
- Chapter 4. Skeptics Without Borders
- Chapter 5. Unpacking the Genetic Meta-Narrative
- Chapter 6. The Social Construction of Climate Science
- Chapter 7. Ideological narratives and beyond in a post-truth world
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Raul P. Lejano is a Professor at New York University where he teaches environmental policy and sustainability education. He applies his expertise in the complex logics of collective action to the design of the resilient city, addressing vulnerabilities to climate change and environmental hazard, and environmental justice.
Shondel J. Nero is Professor of Language Education at New York University. She is a Fulbright scholar whose research critically examines the linguistic and educational experiences of Creole English speakers in the US and the Caribbean, language and identity, and language education policy.
Summary
The Power of Narrative provides fresh insight into the rhetorical and semantic properties on both sides of the climate change debate that preclude dialogue around climate science, and proposes a means for moving beyond ideological entrenchment through language mediation, further ethnographic study, and research-informed teaching.
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The Power of Narrative examines the ways in which narrative contributes to the cultural divide over climate change. While political actors can promote the climate skeptical narrative as motivated by self-interest, its meaning for members of the general public is quite different, often weaving experience and ideology into a sense of personal identity and group solidarity. This book offers valuable insights for improving the efficiency of efforts to make headway on climate policy — any climate scientist or activist could benefit from the fundamental perspectives offered here by Lejano and Nero.
