Climate change

The sublime in rising sea levels and related art

Paper

Marel van Andel

14/06/2023

12 minutes to read

This paper answers the question of whether the topic of rising sea levels in art can be seen as sublime. To come to a conclusion, theories by Burke and Salmose are used to analyze Daan Roosegaarde's Waterlicht as a case study.

Piia Varis on conspiracy theories and climate change denial - Babylon is Burning

Video

The Editors

15/12/2019

According to Piia Varis, conspiracy theories existed long before the invention of the internet. However, digital media and online platforms now allow conspiracy theory believers to 'find' each other and support for their claims online.

Leonardo DiCaprio and online activism

Article

Iris Dumoulin

11/12/2019

13 minutes to read

Leonardo DiCaprio has been stealing hearts since the '90s. But next to his acting, he has also been an environmental activist. To this day, his online posts encourage others to change the world. Can such a famous actor honestly be an activist?

How haters helped the rise of Greta Thunberg's popularity

Article

Francesca Iaboni

03/10/2019

23 minutes to read

This article dicusses the ways in which Greta Thunberg has been represented on social media, focusing on the way in which she has been discredited as the face of the largest environmental youth protest in history.

Greta Thunberg and the #climatestrike are shaping the climate debate

Column

Piia Varis

25/01/2019

7 minutes to read

Through their online and offline activities, Greta Thunberg and the #climatestrike youth are successful in steering the discussion around climate change away from mere individualised solutions towards questions of systemic injustice.