Carolyn M. Cunningham and Heather M. Crandall's book explores climate girls as intersectional activists, examining their impact on the climate crisis and how systems of oppression impact it. It includes cases of iconic and lesser-known climate girl activists and is relevant to womens and gender studies, environmental studies, and communications studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 196 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Girls are rising in the climate justice movement, from podiums on international stages to mainstream media coverage, from crowds of youth marching in streets to social media feeds. Carolyn M. Cunningham and Heather M. Crandall examine these climate activists from the intersection of gender studies, new media studies, and environmental activism. Chapters include cases about iconic climate girls such as Greta Thunberg, Mari Copeny, and Autumn Peltier (Wiikwemkoong First Nation) and lesser-known climate girl activists who design technologies, global non-profit organizations, and lawsuits against governments. Cunningham and Crandall reveal that climate girls are intersectional activists aware of how systems of oppression—including racism, heterosexism, and capitalism—impact the climate crisis. Individuals interested in women's and gender studies, environmental studies, and communications studies will find this book of particular interest.

Girls Rising in the Climate Justice Movement: An Intersectional Analysis

From podiums on international stages to mainstream media coverage, from crowds of youth marching in streets to social media feeds, everywhere we look, we can see girls rising in the climate justice movement. Carolyn M. Cunningham and Heather M. Crandall examine these climate activists from the intersection of gender studies, new media studies, and environmental activism. Chapters include cases about iconic climate girls such as Greta Thunberg, Mari Copeny, and Autumn Peltier (Wiikwemkoong First Nation) and lesser-known climate girl activists who design technologies, global non-profit organizations, and lawsuits against governments. Cunningham and Crandall reveal that climate girls are intersectional activists aware of how systems of oppression—including racism, heterosexism, and capitalism—impact the climate crisis. Individuals interested in women's and gender studies, environmental studies, and communications studies will find this book of particular interest.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793639578