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How To Challenge Bad Environmental Stories, And Generate New Ones
How To Challenge Bad Environmental Stories, And Generate New Ones
“Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.” – William S. Burroughs.
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Apr 7
Framing 101: Skill Up Your Environmental Storytelling
Framing 101: Skill Up Your Environmental Storytelling
“Numbers numb, jargon jars, and nobody ever marched on Washington because of a pie chart.” — Andy Goodman
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Apr 3
‘The ocean will be empty by 2048’: Lessons From ‘Seaspiracy’ For Environmental Communication
‘The ocean will be empty by 2048’: Lessons From ‘Seaspiracy’ For Environmental Communication
What the debate around the new Netflix documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ can teach us about effective environmental storytelling
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Apr 1
How A Manatee With ‘TRUMP’ Etched Into Its Back Reveals Our Environmental Blindspots
How A Manatee With ‘TRUMP’ Etched Into Its Back Reveals Our Environmental Blindspots
Research shows how a polarized left-right debate in the media about critical environmental issues only hides deeper problems
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Mar 21
A Subtler Way To Persuade: ‘Be A Lighthouse, Not A Preacher’
A Subtler Way To Persuade: ‘Be A Lighthouse, Not A Preacher’
Rich Roll’s insightful approach to persuasive communication as an alternative to traditional psychological models of persuasion
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Mar 2
The Linguistics Of Narrating Personal Experience
The Linguistics Of Narrating Personal Experience
Sociolinguist William Labov on the 6 key linguistic elements for analyzing people’s everyday stories of life
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Feb 24
Regenerative Tourism For The Post-Pandemic Era
Regenerative Tourism For The Post-Pandemic Era
Regenerative tourism is possible. But we can’t return to the ‘old normal.’
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Feb 22
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Mary Oliver on Writing While Walking In The Woods
Mary Oliver on Writing While Walking In The Woods
“Attention is the beginning of devotion”
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Nov 13, 2020
How to Talk About The Anthropocene
How to Talk About The Anthropocene
‘We find speaking of the Anthropocene, even speaking in the Anthropocene, difficult.’ – Robert Macfarlane
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Nov 24, 2020
‘Framing’ Climate Threats: Why We Need To Appeal To Values, Not Just The Intellect
‘Framing’ Climate Threats: Why We Need To Appeal To Values, Not Just The Intellect
A brief guide to environmental framing with 3 strategies to use in your own communication and activism
Gavin Lamb, PhD
Aug 14, 2020
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