Environmental Communication

Catalog description

Concern with changes in the environment caused by human behavior has permeated all layers of human society. This course explores the communicative practices of activists, advocates, consumers, corporations, governmental organizations, and the public about the impact of human behavior on the Earth. Grounded in a strategic communication/rhetorical approach to environmentalism, the course engages praxis - theory-incormed action - to examine construction of strategic persuasive messages about the environment designed to bring about behavioral change.