Our Changing Climate: Finding Common Ground through Climate Fiction

Our Changing Climate: Finding Common Ground through Climate Fiction

This project brings Idaho community members together to discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel Flight Behavior.

Modeled on the successful "Let's Talk About It" series, the discussion will be led by Jennifer Ladino (English) and Kayla Bordelon (Natural Resources and Society). Ladino and Bordelon are both former National Park Service rangers and will draw on NPS audience engagement strategies to lead the conversation. Their goal is to use this climate change novel as a gateway to identifying common ground and common concerns about climate change, and to start dismantling any communication barriers that may impede progress on environmental problems in rural communities.

This project is funded by an Idaho Humanities Council Opportunity Grant.