Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity : New Maps for Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and Sociology

Addressing a growing need to examine environmental issues from a cultural perspective, this innovative book adopts a cultural studies approach to reach a deeper understanding of the significance of ecological issues in our lives.**Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity** explores such vital questions as: Can nature survive? How do academic disciplines engage with environmental crises? And, how do we map sustainable futures? The authors, Tom Jagtenberg and David McKie, bring a body of relevant literature into the debate - that stems from both cultural and environmental issues - as well as their own multidisciplinary perspectives on the subject. Eco-impacts And The Greening Of Postmodernity Is One Of The First Books To Use Communication And Cultural Studies To Reach A Deeper Understanding Of The Significance Of The Ecological Issues In Our Lives. This Groundbreaking Book Contrasts The Visible Impact Of The Ecological Crises On Popular Culture With The Less Discernible Academic Responses. Eco-impacts And The Greening Of Postmodernity Provides A One-of-a-kind Analysis Of The Impacts Of The Present Environmental Condition On Culture. This Volume's Focus Will Be Of Special Interest To Students And Professionals In Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Communication, And Environmental Studies. Introduction -- The Death Of Nature? -- Ecological Exclusions -- Mapping Disciplinary Change -- Re-addressing Postmodernity And The Eco-post -- Changing Paradigms -- The Greening Of Social Movements -- Living In The Biosphere -- Eco-selves And De-centered Identities -- Greening Media Studies -- Natural Histories And C S Theory Zones -- Aligning Media -- Debatable Divides And Boundary Crossings -- Contours Of Knowledge -- Science And The Death Of Economics -- Decentering Cartography -- Scientific Futuremaps And Ecocultural Projections. Tom Jagtenberg And David Mckie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 263-284) And Index. Addressing a growing need to examine environmental issues from a cultural perspective, this innovative book adopts a cultural studies approach to reach a deeper understanding of the significance of ecological issues in our lives. Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity explores such vital questions as: Can nature survive? How do academic disciplines engage with environmental crises? And, how do we map sustainable futures? The authors, Tom Jagtenberg and David McKie, bring a body of relevant literature into the debate - that stems from both cultural and environmental issues - as well as their own multidisciplinary perspectives on the subject.