SPEAK FOR THE EARTH: THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN FOSTERING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

Authors

  • Dr. Sofia Oliveira Mendes Universidade do Minho, Portugal
  • Prof. Alexander James Mitchell University of Sydney, Australia
  • Dr. Anna Katharina Müller Universität Hamburg, Germany

Keywords:

Ecological transformation, Communication research, Teaching, Sustainability, Environmental communication, Mediated communication, Social media

Abstract

This paper argues that communication research and teaching can play a vital role in contributing to the ecological transformation toward sustainability. Communication scholars are well-positioned to explain how our understanding of the world, including ideas about ecological transformations, come into being and are both reproduced and challenged through communication. The ecological effects of mediated communications—and their potential to foster social change—should become a central dimension in our research and engagement with society.

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Published

2023-11-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2023)

Section

Articles