The Language of Climate Politics: Author Genevieve Guenther in Conversation With Journalist Daniel Wolfe

Join the Department of English, the Metcalf Institute and the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island for an evening with Dr. Genevieve Guenther, climate activist and author of The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It (Oxford UP, 2024).

Moderated by Daniel Wolfe, graphics reporter for The Washington Post and a 2024 alum of Metcalf's Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, Guenther will discuss her investigation into the propaganda that justifies the fossil-fuel economy and offer listeners new ways to talk about the climate crisis in an effort to create transformative change.

This in-person event is open to the public.

When: Thursday, April 24, 2025 5pm to 7pm

Where: Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room, 45 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

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