Literature as a Lens for Climate Change: Using Narratives to Prepare the Next Generation

Each chapter in this collection offers a practical approach for using literature to engage and empower students to confront aspects of climate crises. Educators from different backgrounds and parts of the world share their experience using novels, short stories, drama, poetry, and nonfiction to help students understand the causes and consequences of climate change as well as how they can contribute to potential solutions.

David Robinson is a film critic, historian, author and director of the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, Italy. His many books include World Cinema (1973; 1981) and Chaplin (1985; 1992; 2001).