Sustainability extends beyond just the sciences and can be seen in every field, including the arts. Sustainable Campus's "Climate In Media" workshop series focuses on introducing students to how discussions of nature and environmental rhetoric are all around them. They aim to begin building the skills students need to create their own "eco-media" whether that be stories or novels, poems, music, video games, or much more.
Past Events
What Is "Cli-Fi": Foundations - Jan. 27, 2023
Hosted by Dr. Alison Sperling - FSU English Department
This event focused on introducing the genre, showcasing and discussing examples across various forms of media and the culture and conversation they produce around climate change, beginning discussions into creating content within the genre.
How To Spot Climate Denial and Disinformation - March 27, 2023
Hosted by Dr. Andrew Opel - FSU School of Communication
This discussion centered around ways to spot climate disinformation and denial across platforms--from the news to TikTok and beyond, and afforded students the chance to look at their own media consumption for examples of this rhetoric in their own lives.
Managing Eco-Anxiety - Nov. 17, 2023
Collaboration with RenewFSU
This conversation provided a space for students to discuss their worries and fears around the natural world, provided mental health FSU resources for students, and fostered discussion on how students can bring their unique skills and passions into environmental advocacy.
Introduction to Eco-Poetry - Jan. 24, 2024
Hosted by Chris Watkins - PhD Student in the FSU English Department
This workshop featured discussions on nature and the climate in poetry, including readings of eco-poetry. Participants were given time to begin the process of writing their own poems, guided by Chris Watkins.
Introduction to Eco- Creative Nonfiction - Feb. 21, 2024
Hosted by Liesel Hamilton - PhD Student in the FSU Department of English
This workshop focused on creative nonfiction in climate communication, guiding students through theories, short examples, and offering various prompts and time to begin working on their own pieces. This workshop was meant to create an intersection between creative works and the sciences to be used by students of all disciplines
Managing Eco-Anxiety - March 28, 2024
This conversation provided a space for students to discuss their worries and fears around the natural world, provided mental health FSU resources for students, and helped foster discussion on how students can bring their unique skills and passions into environmental advocacy.
Introduction to Climate Fiction - April 3, 2024
Hosted by Stephen Hundley - PhD Student in the FSU English Department
This workshop is meant to introduce the concept of climate fiction to students, including its form and structure, examples and discussions, and time to work on drafting their own pieces. The workshop will discuss the interaction between the natural landscape and human interaction in various fictions, and share publishing pathways through magazines and anthologies!
Eco-Literary Open Mic Night - April 15, 2024
Join us in the Seminole Organic Garden to celebrate a busy year of writing! Students are welcome to bring their own pieces and receive feedback from our three instructors from earlier Climate In Media workshops throughout the semester, or, they can take the first hour of this event to draft up something entirely new! In the second hour, students can either continue to work or choose to share their pieces and read them aloud. Come write about nature while surrounded by nature sitting in our lovely garden!