Author:
Woodley Ewan,Barr Stewart,Stott Peter,Thomet Pierrette,Flint Sally,Lovell Fiona,O'Malley Evelyn,Plews Dan,Rapley Chris,Robbins Celia,Pearce Rebecca,Sandover Rebecca
Abstract
Abstract. The climate science community faces a major challenge with respect to communicating the
risks associated with climate change within a heavily politicised landscape that is
characterised by varying degrees of denial, scepticism, distrust in
scientific enterprise, and an increased prevalence of misinformation (“fake
news”). This issue is particularly significant given the reliance on
conventional “deficit” communication approaches, which are based on the
assumption that scientific information provision will necessarily lead to
desired behavioural changes. Indeed, the constrained orthodoxy of scientific practices in seeking to maintain strict objectivity and political separation imposes very tangible limits on the potential effectiveness of climate
scientists for communicating risk in many contemporary settings. To address
these challenges, this paper uses insights from a collaboration between UK
climate scientists and artist researchers to argue for a more creative and
emotionally attentive approach to climate science engagement and advocacy.
In so doing, the paper highlights innovative ways in which climate change
communication can be reimagined through different art forms to enable
complex concepts to become knowable. We suggest that in learning to express
their work through forms of art, including print-making, theatre and
performance, song-writing, and creative writing, researchers experienced not
only a sense of liberation from the rigid communicative framework operating
in their familiar scientific environment but also a growing self-confidence in their ability and willingness to engage in new ways of expressing their work. As such, we argue that scientific institutions and funding bodies should recognise the potential value of climate scientists engaging in advocacy through art–science collaborations and that these personal investments and contributions to science engagement by individuals should be rewarded and valued alongside conventional scientific outputs.
Funder
Natural Environment Research Council
Subject
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Communication
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