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CMS.375 Reading Climate Through Media
Explores how climate is construed in the contemporary media to gain a better understanding of how views of climate change are shaped and received in the public sphere. Studies the pathways that take us from climate science to media content, from the big data of global scale to the particulars and narratives of the human experience. Students analyze and design a variety of media forms–such as, but not limited to, reports, articles, comics, videos, films, photography, poetry and fiction–that reflect on the contemporary human challenges of dealing with a changing natural environment of our own making. Emphasis is given to the role of media in shaping public opinion, both in the US and globally, and the influence of media on public (and voter) perceptions on which a vast body of regulation and funding for environmental policy and management is based. Students will achieve a nuanced understanding of climate media and a well-developed communication toolset.