Green criminology is the study of environmental crimes and harms impacting human and non-human life, ecosystems, and the biosphere. This field seeks to understand the systemic and structural causes of environmental degradation, emphasizing the need for ecological justice. For instance, … Read More
Fire Weather, Fire Seasons and Clean Air Shelters Image: Week 3 #cleanairshelterproject: exploration of charcoal as creative material, on and around the body, accumulation in the body. We began with two some questions – How do you get students curious about … Read More
Context The pedagogical activity I describe here emerges from a collaborative project I initiated in Fall 2023. Through the Climate+ Challenge, I’ve been leading devising sessions focused on climate+. The “+” indicates that climate change entails social inequities; it expands … Read More
Close your eyes. Visualize a childhood memory. One that still beats fresh in your heart. Were you alone, or with others? What can you smell? What do you hear? And—most important—where are you? For many people, memorable—even transformative—childhood experiences occurred … Read More
Renewable energies are cheap and ubiquitous, and the clean energy transition is happening with astonishing speed. It may not always seem that way, but three authors with long resumes related to climate change all expressed that opinion in October at … Read More
Teaching in the English Department, I have found that integrating climate content into my course has been a great opportunity for experiential learning. On October 17 from 4:15-5:00pm, students in my Canadian Drama course (ENGL 3304) will perform a five-minute … Read More
The past year I have given a dozen presentations on the Climate+ Challenge. This includes many department visits. Often the connection was clear: biology can speak to changing species distributions, fine and expressive arts can have students analyze or create … Read More
This week, a record-setting heat wave is baking the United Kingdom and Europe, already linked to hundreds of deaths. The heat wave is said to be virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. Every year, predictions of climate change impacts are … Read More
Students at KPU have been taking Climate+ Challenge courses since the Fall 2021 semester and report that their experiences in class have helped them develop more solutions-oriented attitudes about climate change and that they believe climate change learning should be … Read More
Students that are planning on registering for Climate+ Challenge classes in this coming Summer 2022 semester will find an incredible list of options to choose from in departments ranging from History and Linguistics to Public Relations and Biology. Even those … Read More