During the Cornell Reunion 2025 panel, professors Talbot Andrews, Alexandra Kleeman, and Phillip Milner discussed how their interdisciplinary research addresses climate change. They highlighted the urgent need for new narratives that connect climate realities with individual experiences, emphasizing imagination's role in understanding the crisis. Kleeman described her novel, 'Something New Under the Sun,' as a representation of this struggle to link climate change with everyday life. By integrating humanities and sciences, the panel advocated for storytelling as a powerful tool for climate action.
"I think of climate change as a crisis of imagination," said Kleeman, whose 2021 novel, 'Something New Under the Sun,' centers on the topic. "We understand that climate change is a crisis in the world, but we have difficulty bridging it to our lives and conceiving of its magnitude."
The panelists emphasized the importance of narrative in climate discourse, suggesting that innovative storytelling could inspire action and reshape public perception about the crisis.
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