Art, Nature, and Climate Change

This course will draw from folkloristic and anthropological theories and methods to explore how people turn to their artistic expressions--such as storytelling, painting, cooking, weaving, and more--to understand, react, and adapt to environmental changes, ranging from natural disasters to controversial land management policies. By attending to case studies of climate change at a geographically expansive scale, the course connects the local to the global and invites students to consider how environmental changes and creative expressions manifest in disparate cultural contexts. Our examination of globally diverse examples is counterbalanced by immersive experiential activities in and speakers from North Carolina.