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SYAN: Symposium How to Cope with Apocalyptic Narratives?

SYAN 1: How to Cope with Apocalyptic Narratives?

SYAN 1.3: Invited Talk

Monday, February 26, 2024, 15:20–16:00, ELP 6: HS 4

The Role of Storytelling in Climate Communication — •Denise Müller-Dum — Agentur für Wissenschaftskommunikation Dr. Jens Kube (awk/jk), Obernstraße 76, 28195 Bremen

Climate change has already begun to impact our daily lives, and yet it is perceived as abstract and too complex. Reducing its complexity to tangible bits and pieces is vital to achieving a cognitive and emotional understanding of what*s happening to our planet. In this context, storytelling can serve as an instrument to enable understanding, allow different perspectives, evoke empathy and inspire action * for children and adults. I will discuss its merits and challenges and show examples from my own work as an author as well as from others.

Keywords: Storytelling, climate, communication, fiction