The Last Hurrah (and The Long Haul): Co-Creation of Theatre as Climate Change Education

Autor/inn/en	Law, Matt; Corbin, Siôbhan; Wilkins, Matt; Harris, Victoria; Martin, Georgia; Lowe, Rew
Titel	The Last Hurrah (and The Long Haul): Co-Creation of Theatre as Climate Change Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 45 (2021) 4, S.549-562 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Law, Matt)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2020.1849064
Schlagwörter	Climate; Theater Arts; Story Telling; Geography Instruction; Physical Geography; Human Geography; Interdisciplinary Approach; Teaching Methods; Holistic Approach; Learning Experience; Empathy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Theaterwissenschaft; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Physische Geografie; Humangeografie; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Holistischer Ansatz; Lernerfahrung; Empathie
Abstract	Meaningful action on climate change requires affective engagement with the human impacts of the problem. The Last Hurrah (and The Long Haul) project was developed using theatrical storytelling as a tool to provoke thought and empathy about the lived experience of climate change. Over a period of 3 years, a company of Acting students and their lecturer worked with faculty and students from a Geography department to explore climate change stories and the physical and human geographies that shape their impacts. This paper reflects on the process, highlighting opportunities and challenges for Geographers to become involved in interdisciplinary teaching and creative engagement as part of a more holistic approach to wicked problems, and explores the impact of the learning experience with the students involved. We conclude that storytelling is profoundly suited to overcoming the psychological barriers that can stand in the way of appreciating and empathizing with the implications for everyday life of an altered climate system. Recommendations are made for future interdisciplinary education projects using creative arts to address global challenges. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01