“Communication is nothing more than the exchange of information. Hence, at its broadest sense, environmental communication is necessary for the survival of every living system, be it an organism, an ecosystem, or a social system.”
-Alexander G. Flo (Environmental Communication, 2004)
The interdisciplinary field of environmental humanities weaves together research from the natural, applied, and social sciences with storytelling, art, creativity, and community building. It values indigenous ways of knowing as well as non-human perspectives.
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In this spoken word piece, Brenda Brigham deconstructs the so-called “nature/culture” divide.
Brenda, who interprets both culture and Mother Earth as “rooted in a certain time and place,” isn’t afraid to take on tough questions like, “How can we take care of the world when we won’t even take care of us?”
As Brenda says, “What’s up with that?!”
Image credit: Brenda Brigham