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ENST 207 001 (CRN: 26667)
ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLING
Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Department: Environmental Studies
Instructor: Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM MW (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 26-DEC-2024 1:39PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: How can storytelling help us respond to the climate crisis? What’s the point of climate comedy? How much do narratives actually change peoples’ minds, and why are some more effective than others? This course examines these and related questions by considering examples of fictional storytelling for social change from a range of mediums and situating them within research on narrative persuasion from history, cultural criticism, communication studies, psychology, and sociology. For their final project, students will have the opportunity to apply these lessons by creating their own environmental media.