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The Climate Girl Effect

Fridays, Flint, and Fire

Heather M. Crandall Carolyn M. Cunningham, Gonzaga University

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English
Lexington Books
15 March 2024
From podiums on international stages to mainstream media coverage, from crowds of youth marching in streets, to social media feeds, everywhere we look we can see girls rising in the climate justice movement. Carolyn M. Cunningham and Heather M. Crandall examine these climate activists from the intersection of gender studies, new media studies, and environmental activism. Chapters include cases about iconic climate girls such as Greta Thunberg, Mari Copeny, and Autumn Peltier (Wiikwemkoong First Nation) and lesser-known climate girl activists who design technologies, global non-profit organizations, and lawsuits against governments. Cunningham and Crandall reveal that climate girls are intersectional activists aware of how systems of oppression—including racism, heterosexism, and capitalism—impact the climate crisis. Individuals interested in women’s and gender studies, environmental studies, and communications studies will find this book of particular interest.

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Imprint:   Lexington Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 227mm,  Width: 150mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   304g
ISBN:   9781793639578
ISBN 10:   1793639574
Series:   Communicating Gender
Pages:   196
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Carolyn M. Cunningham is associate professor in the Communication and Leadership Studies Department at Gonzaga University. Heather M. Crandall is associate professor in the Communication Studies Department at Gonzaga University.

Reviews for The Climate Girl Effect: Fridays, Flint, and Fire

"This book has several strengths. First, unlike much of the youth civic media literature, the authors mainly focus on robust political activism rather than cultural media practices that are often presented as more politically-engaged than they are....The authors' focus on a radically, ethically, economically, and geographically diverse rage of young women activists is a refreshing antidote to the media's often single-minded fixation on Greta Thunberg....Another of the book's strengths is its ability to identify what is deeply radical and challenging about many of these activists' analysis of the climate crisis....this book can make a useful contribution to understanding the powerful and hopeful role of young women in climate movements, how these leaders are often misrepresented in the media coverage, and how they use media effectively to educate and mobilize support. -- ""Communication Research Trends"""


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