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In: | Pacific Journalism Review, 18, 2012, 2, p. 190 |
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Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 190 |
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2324-2035
1023-9499 |
DOI: | 10.24135/pjr.v18i2.274 |
published in: | Pacific Journalism Review |
Language: | Undetermined |
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Collection: | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>I approached this special edition of Dreadlocks with caution and apprehension. I saw two interpretations for the title: did it mean embracing science with creative political decisions for change, or did it mean using creativity through the arts as a symbol for approaching climate change? There is little hard science in these published papers, although there is a view from Richard Dawkins that makes an iconic appearance in a paper by Briar Wood from London Metropolitan University. This emphasises the Dawkins view that scientists must reach out to ‘…for want of a better word, poets’ and that there is a mismatch between science and the metaphorical language used to describe the real world. Improving communication and understanding is a good point to make, although where does climate science meet the arts?</jats:p> |