“How We Imagine Climate Change and Why It Matters”

Event Details

We already have the technological and economic solutions we need to address climate change; what we lack is the cultural unity, will, and imagination.

Scott Hess, Earlham College Environmental Studies professor, will engage with how we imagine (and represent) climate change, including various forms of public discourse as well as literature, film, and the visual arts, and why it matters. His talk will explore how people with different cultural identities—including different political affiliations, educational backgrounds, races, and socioeconomic situations—tend to respond to climate change differently; how those differences have polarized us; and what we can do to envision and address the problem more effectively together.

“How We Imagine Climate Change and Why It Matters” is being held during Centerville’s hosting of Water/Ways. The event will take place at Cope Environmental Center (CEC) on April 12th.

Drinks will be available from 6:00PM-6:30PM, followed directly after by Hess’ talk. After the presentation, drinks will be offered again, and a bonfire will be available on CEC’s patio (weather permitting) to encourage conversations.

Cost is $12 per CEC member and $15 per CEC non-member. More information about this event can be found by visiting CEC’s website or calling 765.855.3188.

Please Note: This program is for adults only.