Open Leaves / poems from earth
Join us for a reading from Harryette Mullen’s latest collection, Open Leaves / poems from earth, followed by a conversation between her and Ursula Heise. In Open Leaves / poems from earth,…
The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) is an incubator for new research and collaboration on storytelling, communications, and media in the service of environmental conservation and equity. We are a diverse network of faculty and students from across disciplines who explore how today’s environmental challenges connect to longer histories of imagining the natural world. At LENS, we begin with the idea that these challenges are as much cultural and political as they are scientific and technological.
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Investigate environmental stories across cultures and contexts
Research the impact of environmental media and communications
Teach multimedia storytelling
Mentor diverse future sustainability leaders
Create new narratives for environmental science, policy, and advocacy
Collaborate with nonprofits, artists, communities, and companies to create strategic environmental communication campaigns
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Join us for a reading from Harryette Mullen’s latest collection, Open Leaves / poems from earth, followed by a conversation between her and Ursula Heise. In Open Leaves / poems from earth,…
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“They always begin to move out at first light and back to their roosts about 45 minutes before sunset. It is a sublime experience to hear and see them,’’ said…
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A California Coastal Conservancy study indicates low- and middle-income households, people of color, and younger people are less likely to stay along the coast overnight. “The high-level conclusion is that…
Image credit: Lauren Strohacker and Kendra Sollars, Animal Land, Installation at UCLA, October 2016