Narrating Sustainability Through Storytelling
London; New York: Routledge;Earthscan;Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) (2023), xiv, 142 pp.
Contains index
Series: Routledge-SCORAI studies in sustainable consumption
ISBN 978-1-032-35270-1 (pbk); 978-1-003-32614-4 (ebook)
"Bringing together voices and perspectives from research and practice, this volume explores the ways in which storytelling can support change toward sustainability. Unlike other anthologies, the book first provides a sound scientific basis by unfolding the storytelling approach and presenting empirical studies on its impact on sustainability. It clarifies important terms and presents recent findings on the impact of storytelling for sustainability from an extensive three-year research project on this question. The second part shows how storytelling can be used in different fields of practice to communicate sustainability in more engaging and effective ways. Here, the main focus is on case-based accounts of positive change, but also tensions, arising from the application of storytelling for sustainability in journalism, higher education, corporate communication or science communication." (Publisher description)
Of Sustainability and Storytelling: An Introduction to this Book / Anna Sundermann, Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, 3
PART I: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
1 SusTelling: Storytelling for Sustainability / Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, Martin Storksdieck, Anna Sundermann, 13
2 Does SusTelling for Sustainability Work? An Experiment / Anna Sundermann, Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Daniel Hanss, Hanna Selm, 26
3 SusTelling in the Reception Lab – On How Young Adults Perceive Storytelling / Sonja Fücker, Daniel Fischer, Hanna Selm, Anna Sundermann, 45
PART II: PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES
4 Telling Your Own Stories: Teaching and Learning Storytelling / Hanna Selm, Daniel Fischer, Heike Janßen, Torsten Schäfer, Anna Sundermann, Sonja Fücker, 63
5 SusTelling in Higher Education / Petra Molthan-Hill, Daniel Fischer, 74
6 SusTelling and Constructive Journalism: A Perfect Pair? / Maren Urner, 88
7 Learning from Humboldt – Storytelling as a Method of Science Communication / Dorothee Menhart, Sabine Hoscislawski, 101
8 Storytelling in Corporate Communications – When, Why, and How Storytelling Works in Personnel Training / Jennifer Fritz, 111
EPILOGUE
Storytelling for Sustainability: A Preliminary Conclusion / Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, and Anna Sundermann, 127
PART I: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
1 SusTelling: Storytelling for Sustainability / Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, Martin Storksdieck, Anna Sundermann, 13
2 Does SusTelling for Sustainability Work? An Experiment / Anna Sundermann, Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Daniel Hanss, Hanna Selm, 26
3 SusTelling in the Reception Lab – On How Young Adults Perceive Storytelling / Sonja Fücker, Daniel Fischer, Hanna Selm, Anna Sundermann, 45
PART II: PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES
4 Telling Your Own Stories: Teaching and Learning Storytelling / Hanna Selm, Daniel Fischer, Heike Janßen, Torsten Schäfer, Anna Sundermann, Sonja Fücker, 63
5 SusTelling in Higher Education / Petra Molthan-Hill, Daniel Fischer, 74
6 SusTelling and Constructive Journalism: A Perfect Pair? / Maren Urner, 88
7 Learning from Humboldt – Storytelling as a Method of Science Communication / Dorothee Menhart, Sabine Hoscislawski, 101
8 Storytelling in Corporate Communications – When, Why, and How Storytelling Works in Personnel Training / Jennifer Fritz, 111
EPILOGUE
Storytelling for Sustainability: A Preliminary Conclusion / Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, and Anna Sundermann, 127
