Research summary
Carbon is not just an element. In today’s context of climate change, it is also a political concept, understood differently across various institutional and social contexts. Dr. Anne Pasek, Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment, is studying how communications about climate can influence the politics of carbon.
Pasek and her research team are synthesizing claims from new materialism and cultural studies to understand and categorize common strategies and pitfalls in carbon policy and media. Their work will lead to a greater interdisciplinary understanding of how the material and the cultural interact to influence climate action. Pasek and her team will also explore the prospects for low-carbon research methods and infrastructures.