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Making the climate crisis 'tangible': an arts-science approach to Climate Communications

An interdisciplinary workshop and study which will explore storytelling and artistic approaches to climate communication.

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1345017025129?aff=oddtdtcreator

On Thursday 29th May, we will be hosting a second interdisciplinary workshop and study exploring different storytelling approaches to climate communication. The event will take place in the Creative Zone, Boole Library. The President will introduce the event at 11am, doors will be open from 10:30am, so you can explore the films, texts and visual art exhibition on display.

 29th May Workshop Agenda:

  • Making the SDGs tangible. A panel discussion with Ambassador David Donoghue, Dr John Barimo and Dr Ger Mullaly (11:15–12:15)

  • What storytelling can do in climate communication. A presentation by author, Claire Carroll (12:15–12:50)

  • Networking break

  • Scientific presentations led Met Éireann and the Translate team (1:10–2:20)

  • Group co-design and collaborative questions (2:20–end).

 In addition to this workshop, on 28th May we will have an anthropocene walk around Cork city led by Dr John Barimo and Dr Ger Mullaly, taking place between 10:00–12:00, followed by a short writing workshop with Dr Fionn Rogan. 

‘Walking in place, out of time, and at the margins of the Anthropocene

We will walk at ‘the margins’ of the Anthropocene to explore deep geological time and find footprints of the past to expand temporal horizons and to provoke anticipatory thinking. We will also consider global sustainability challenges in a local context to root participants with an explicit sense of place while pondering metaphors such as bridges, gateways, and liminal spaces. Participants can walk in place and out of time with socio-ecological wandering and wondering to invoke the imaginary and its potentialities. The complexity and interconnectedness of the SDGs are discussed in context of local air and water quality, biodiversity, land use practices, innovation, urban renewal, sustainable enterprise, and cultural issues. This walk is approximately 2 hours in duration with frequent stops and approximately 3 km in length. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for variable weather.’

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