Date of Award
Winter 12-15-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Program
Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies
First Advisor
Lucy Spelman
Second Advisor
Namita Dharia
Abstract
Human and nonhuman animal lives are intimately entangled. In the age of the Anthropocene, it is imperative to reexamine our proximity and kinship with nature. Human-wildlife conflict can evolve into coexistence through conservation efforts marked by creativity and compassion. To inspire conservation action among North American audiences, we must enact novel ways of disseminating scientifically technical concepts. Multimedia storytelling can encourage equitable involvement among lay participants in conservation spaces. When inclusive of Indigenous knowledges, and conscious of damage narratives, such innovative stories can empathetically communicate wildlife degradation and injustices, as well as animate vulnerable human and nonhuman communities.
Recommended Citation
Brief, Megan, "Exploring multimedia storytelling as a novel tool to inspire Americans to participate in wildlife conservation" (2020). Masters Theses. 598.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/598
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