Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska - Kindle edition by Marino, Elizabeth. As difficult as it is to say, the future of the planet — our future — is becoming less and less viable. Published 19 September 2019. The United Nations Frame-work Convention on Climate Change is the key platform upon which the political process of international climate change politics takes place. But the island, home to Iñupiaq Eskimos who still live off subsistence harvesting, is falling into the sea, and climate change is, at least in part, to blame. So, it seems clear that solutions must draw both from the social sciences and the natural sciences. Anthropologist Elizabeth Marino examines this question and many others in her insightful and timely, For more information, or to order this book, please visit https://press.uchicago.edu. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Elizabeth Marino’s pithy ethnography is a welcome addition to this body of literature.”, “What can we learn from the case of a tiny Inupiaq village in remote Alaska? Turabian Outside the USA, see our [Stuart Rosewarne] -- In the late 2000s, climate action became a defining feature of the international political agenda. 0 Reviews. These predictions corroborate recorded evidence of early Arctic warming compared to … University of Alaska Press. She shows how physical dangers challenge lives, while the stress and uncertainty challenge culture and identity. Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska. This item: Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska by Elizabeth Marino Paperback $32.31 Only 10 left in stock - order soon. Free shipping for many products! This article focuses on another important qualitative methodology: ethnography. Climate change is the most important issue of our time due to its potential to very seriously disrupt the life sustaining systems of planet Earth as well as its intersec-tions with other important challenges facing humanity. From a review of 33 such studies ( Capstick, Whitmarsh, Poortinga, & Pidgeon, 2015 ), we identified four indicative time periods during which public perceptions appear to shift in a number of ways. Stirring and sobering, Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground proves that the consequences of unchecked climate change are anything but theoretical. Description: In Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground, Elizabeth Marino brings Shishmaref into sharp focus as a place where people in a close-knit, determined community are confronting the realities of our changing planet every day. This is a story worth telling and reading. Resilience is a long-standing way of life, not a new concept related specifically to climate change. While journalists have publicized a great deal about Alaska Native communities, describing them with the now routine phrase, as ‘miners’ canaries’ of climate change, there have been few ethnographic accounts that capture the on-the-ground complexity of how communities in the north are responding to climate change. With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. She shows how physical dangers challenge lives, while the stress and uncertainty challenge culture and identity. In Lesotho, climate change adaptation funding is being managed and distributed by the same mechanisms which have traditionally operationalised humanitarian aid and international development assistance in the country. Thereby, Parts II and III explore ethnography’s potential to produce locally-grounded knowledge about global phenomena, such as climate change. It provides background for those who will encounter this methodology in their reading rather than instructions for carrying out … RSS feed of the latest books from University of Alaska Press. September 2015, All Books from University of Alaska Press, View Full Publications from the New York Times to Esquire have covered this disappearing village, yet few have taken the time to truly show the community and the two millennia of traditions at risk. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Increasing storm surges have been eroding more than 23 feet from the island's shoreline each year. . University of Chicago. Her book "Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: an Ethnography of Climate Change" was released in 2015. In-depth, comparative ethnographic research across a range of sites in Georgia can elucidate the extent to which different variables of social vulnerability affect community exposure to and capacity to rebound from increased hazards related to climate change. In Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground, Elizabeth Marino brings Shishmaref into sharp focus as a place where people in a close-knit, determined community are confronting the realities of our changing planet every day. We are already off track. Climate action upsurge : the ethnography of climate movement politics. Privacy Policies University of Alaska Press, Sep 15, 2015 - Social Science - 122 pages. Abstract. Scientists’ attitudes towards climate change are shaped by their epis - temologies and worldviews and by the meanings attached to their membership in particular scientiic communities21. With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. In Thinking Like a Climate Hannah Knox confronts the challenges that climate change poses to knowledge production and modern politics. A comment piece in the journal Social Analysis on the challenges climate change poses to analysis. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. It may not have been government policy, but segregation in Canada was legal. Get this from a library! As a lecturer in Sociology at UCSB (1997 – 2008) I built an integrated teaching, research and publication program geared for applying the theoretical and methodological coordinates of my book Trouble in the Forest (University of Minnesota Press, 2009) to the wider world of connections between globalization and environmental problems. these fine bookstores. Numerous surveys examining public perceptions of climate change are now regularly undertaken across the world. Germany plans €54bn climate deal amid 500 protests. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska. But the island, home to Inupiaq Eskimos who still live off subsistence harvesting, is falling into the sea, and climate change is, at least in part, to blame. Chicago Manual of Style A public and accessible mini data-ethnography exploring what we can learn from an anthropological engagement with data and its social lives (forthcoming). Methods of Global Climate Ethnography. Care, Climate, and Ethnography Posted on September 8, 2017 by Anna Warren The class for which I’m a TA, an undergraduate course about ethics of care, read a piece by Joan Tronto this week that resonated with me in regards to the environmental issues we have been discussing. A recent study from the Guardian and the Global Carbon Atlas has proven that the global community is already unlikely to meet the conditions of the Paris Climate Accords. You may purchase this title at Bibliovault Cultural and Social Anthropology. . Recommended. On the basis of ethnography centered on humans, big cats, bears, and musk deer, it argues for an enhanced ethnographic attention to the political work done in the name of climate change. While countries sputter and stall over taking environmental action, Shishmaref is out of time. Published hus, in-depth anthropological analysis can inform multiple dimensions of climate change debates: from understandings of local adaptation measures to the production of climate science, identiication and … But the island, home to Iñupiaq Eskimos who still live off subsistence harvesting, is falling into the sea, and climate change is, at least in part, to blame. Vulnerabilities relate to climate change and other social and environmental changes. The typical ethnography is a holistic study and so includes a brief history, and an analysis of the terrain, the climate, and the habitat. 1. In this article, we adopt feminist collaborative event ethnography to draw attention to often marginalized and unrecognized actors and help make visible processes that are often invisible in the study of power and influence at sites of global environmental governance. September 2015, Published Anthropology: With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. In 2018, China and the United States released a combined total of over 15 gigatonnes(15 … Elizabeth Marino. An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska. Site Map Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska. Climate change is considered to be global in at least two respects: it firstly denotes social-ecological processes affecting the whole world and secondly refers to a scientific body of knowledge claiming universal validity. It is widely recognized that climate change stems from interactions between human society and the biological and physical systems of our planet. Keep in mind that this is a rather conservative agreement that aimed to gradually reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. Ships from and sold by SuperBookDeals-. She has also worked with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) on migration, climate change and humanitarian crisis issues. This ethnographic insight into vulnerability and resilience provides a basis for stronger engagement in collaboration and … Website. 4 reviews With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. The consensus of climate scientists is that we do not have that kind of time with climate change. Year Published: 2015. Scientific Style and Format The previous articles (there were 2 before this 1) in this series discussed several methodological approaches commonly used by qualitative researchers in the health professions. Evidence of global warming and accelerating greenhouse gas emissions created a … . ", “While journalists have publicized a great deal about Alaska Native communities, describing them with the now routine phrase, as ‘miners’ canaries’ of climate change, there have been few ethnographic accounts that capture the on-the-ground complexity of how communities in the north are responding to climate change. Stirring and sobering, Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground proves that the consequences of unchecked climate change are anything but theoretical. While countries sputter and stall over taking environmental action, Shishmaref is out of time. international sales information. In Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground, Elizabeth Marino brings Shishmaref into sharp focus as a place where people in a close-knit, determined community are confronting the realities of our changing planet every day. Development of a culture of evidence based medicine depends on a body of research that draws from both qualitative and quantitative approaches.1 Recent BMJ articles have usefully questioned a stark polarity between qualitative and quantitative research and helped to demystify qualitative approaches. Marino also draws on Shishmaref’s experiences to show how disasters and the outcomes of climate change often fall heaviest on those already burdened with other social risks and often to communities who have contributed least to the problem. With three roads and a population of just over 500 people, Shishmaref, Alaska seems like an unlikely center of the climate change debate. Marino also draws on Shishmaref’s experiences to show how disasters and the outcomes of climate change often fall heaviest on those already burdened with other social risks and often to communities who have contributed least to the problem. Viola Desmond broke the law. With a warming climate, ice no longer holds back the increasingly turbulent sea that threatens the village with destruction. Climate models predict greater warming in the Arctic than in other parts of the world in the coming century because of the increase in heat absorption compared to heat and light reflection. Several other Native Alaskan coastal villages face the same fate. But the island, home to Iñupiaq Eskimos who still live off subsistence harvesting, is falling into the sea, and climate change is, at least in part, to blame. 2 3 4 There has been little mention of ethnography, however, and little argument for its … In this innovative ethnography, Candis Callison examines the initiatives of social and professional groups as they encourage diverse American publics to care about climate change. Climate change action: We can't all be Greta, but your choices have a ripple effect. University of Chicago Press: 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, Published Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground : An Ethnography of Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska by Elizabeth Marino (2015, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Publications from the New York Times to Esquire have covered this disappearing village, yet few have taken the time to truly show the community and the two millennia of traditions at risk. Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change. It’s the End of the World and Shishmaref Is Everywhere, "Six hundred people in the Inuit village of Shishmaref, on a barrier island just north of the Bering Strait about 60 miles north of Nome, have been watching their village slide into the sea. Browse the world's largest eBookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. 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