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Narrating Entanglement Without Dehumanisation in Contemporary Eco‐Fiction
ABSTRACT This essay presents a comparative analysis of two contemporary works of eco‐fiction, Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018) and Eleanor Catton's Birnam Wood (2023). Both novels use multiperspective narration in the service of entanglement narratives, forms of storytelling that emphasise the interconnection of human and nonhuman life.
Diana Rose Newby
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ABSTRACT This paper presents a close‐hearing analysis of Forest 404, a transmedial audio drama that was released to BBC Sounds in 2019. Despite the drama's eco‐dystopian critique of teleological ‘progress’ narratives (that enable and perpetuate the destruction of the natural world), I argue that the series ultimately propagates a sense of inevitability
Matilda Jones
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The Psychological Impact of Eco-anxiety
Eco-anxiety, as defined by the American Psychological Association, is the chronic fear of environment doom characterized by a range of emotions, including grief, worry, and guilt. It is an increasingly recognized concern to mental health as suggested by recent studies.
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Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) challenge long‐standing assumptions in linguistics and linguistic anthropology by generating human‐like language without relying on rule‐based structures. This introduction to the special issue Language Machines calls for renewed engagement with LLMs as socially embedded language technologies.
Siri Lamoureaux +2 more
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“It Will Get Crowded, It Will Get Dull!”: Preventive Sensations of Density in Zurich's Future‐Making
ABSTRACT In Zurich, Switzerland's largest and wealthiest city, future planning around densification has been intensely debated in recent years, spurring referendums and direct democratic votes, and permeating the public discourse through governmental communication, political propaganda, and heightened media coverage.
Sabrina Stallone
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ABSTRACT Background Although several studies have examined climate change‐related concerns affecting mental health, it remains unclear what specific cognitions are present in clinical samples. The present study examines (1) the thought content of patients with climate change‐related concerns and (2) their cognitive styles, as reported by therapists ...
Katharina Trost +5 more
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Eco-anxiety in the therapeutic context : mental health professionals’ experiences of working with climate distress in Aotearoa : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand [PDF]
The term eco-anxiety is widely used to describe the indirect impacts of climate change on mental health. However, this construct still eludes a clear definition and research on how this experience manifests is ongoing.
van Beynen, Jennifer
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Abstract Education, including school education, is widely understood as fundamental to a just response to global climate and ecological crises. We examined the practices of teachers based in England focused on climate change and sustainability education (CCSE).
Elizabeth A. C. Rushton +2 more
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Fifty Years of Children's Nursing: Reflections on Practice, Research and Future Directions
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
Imelda Coyne
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Abstract The uneven ways in which climate change is taught (or not) within schools, and the uneven opportunities for students to experience justice‐oriented climate education, are curricular injustices. Recent systematic reviews of Climate Change Education literature note a depoliticising tendency in climate change education, with official curriculum ...
Eve Mayes +5 more
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