The Arts and Humanities on Environmental and Climate Change - 9780367491451

Taylor & Francis

The Arts and Humanities on Environmental and Climate ChangeBroadening Approaches to Research and Public Engagement\nAuthor(s): Sarah Sutton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367491451, 978-0367491451\nSynopsis\nThe Arts and Humanities on Environmental and Climate Change examines how cultural institutions and their collections can support a goal shared with the scientific community: creating a climate-literate public that engages with environmental issues and climate change in an informed way.\n\nWhen researchers, curators, and educators use the arts and humanities to frame discussions about environmental and climate change, they can engage a far wider public in learning, conversation, and action than science can alone. Demonstrating that archival and object-based resources can act as vital evidence for change, Sutton shows how the historical record, paired with contemporary reality, can create more personal conne.