Keywords
Apocalyptic and dystopian thinking, Climate change, Ideology, Metaphor, Narrative, Rhetoric, Social relations to nature
Research Areas
Culture, Environmental change, Political economy, Theory
Stephen Jackson
Research Student
Bowland North
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YN
Location: Bowland North, B104
Affiliations
My research investigates the political uses and ideological effects of catastrophic narratives about climate change. Presently, this includes analysis of reports from defense organizations which are constructing scenarios about and preparing for "climate-driven" conflict. Guiding my critique of such narratives is an underlying concern for the cultural consequences of conceptualizing climate change (and nature) as something we are "at war" with.
Thesis Title
From Climate Projections to Social Projections: the naturalization of conflict in the catastrophic imagination
Supervised By
Qualifications
MSc Sociology (2007) University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
BA English Literature (1999) Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
Career Details
Teaching Experience
2010-2012 Lancaster University
Seminar Tutor - Television, Society and Morality
2008-2009 University of Glasgow
Seminar Tutor - Sociology Level 2
Additional Information
Contact
Stephen Jackson
Department of Sociology
Bowland North, B104
Email: s.jackson5@lancaster.ac.uk
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