Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation: Transdisciplinary Perspectives

This book explores the role of metaphor,myth,and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other,and offers insights into how they can facilitate transformative change towards environmental,ecological,and societal sustainability. It highlights the ways in which contemporary metaphors perpetuate socio-environmental problems and invites the reader to consider new metaphors and myths that can help move us towards a more sustainable future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the multifaceted role of metaphor, myth, and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and our interactions with it and one another. By drawing on innovative perspectives from diverse fields, it explores how metaphor can facilitate and underpin transformative change towards environmental, ecological, and societal sustainability. It highlights the ways in which contemporary metaphors perpetuate and exacerbate our current socio-environmental challenges, trapping us in patterns of thinking, behavior, and lifestyles that perpetuate these problems. The book sets itself the ambitious task of discovering new metaphors and myths that can guide us toward sustainability as a societal flourishing. Through a comprehensive examination of metaphor's use in various domains such as energy consumption, the food system, healthcare, arts, and the humanities, it invites the reader to contemplate the profound influence of language in general and metaphor in particular on shaping our perceptions and actions toward the world. By re-imagining the language we use to frame both the problems we face and the solutions we seek, this novel contribution offers valuable insights for those aspiring to drive change toward more sustainable futures. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Weight: 568g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367698553