Storytelling for sustainability: A definition and its implications for education and communication

Daniel Fischer; Hanna Selm; Anna Sundermann; Martin Storksdieck

doi:10.4324/9780429291111

Storytelling for sustainability: A definition and its implications for education and communication

Daniel Fischer
, Hanna Selm
, Anna Sundermann
, Martin Storksdieck

Oregon State University

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

The concept of storytelling has sparked renewed interest in different fields of research and practice. Stories are presumed to simultaneously convey information, explain problems and evoke emotions. Educators and communicators wishing to explore the potential benefits of storytelling in a sustainability context, however, have struggled with conceptual ambiguity about what distinguishes storytelling from other pedagogical approaches, and how it best relates to sustainability issues. This chapter proposes a definition of “storytelling for sustainability” we call “SusTelling”, gives examples that illustrate different features of SusTelling in practice, and critically appraises both opportunities and risks of using storytelling for sustainability in education and communication.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education : An Educator's Handbook
Editors	Petra Moltan-Hill, Heather Luna, Tony Wall, Helen Puntha, Denise Baden
Number of pages	14
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date	25.03.2020
Edition	1
Pages	38-51
ISBN (Print)	978-0-367-26026-2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-429-29111-1, 978-1-00-076293-8, 978-1-00-076307-2, 978-1-00-076321-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429291111
Publication status	Published - 25.03.2020

Research areas and keywords

Sustainability sciences, Communication
Sustainability Science
Educational science

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10.4324/9780429291111

1 Collected editions and anthologies

Nachhaltigkeit erzählen: Durch Storytelling besser kommunizieren?
Fischer, D. (Editor), Fücker, S. (Editor), Selm, H. (Editor) & Sundermann, A. (Editor), 04.02.2021, München : Oekom Verlag. 180 p.
Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer

1 talk or presentation in privat or public events

Once upon a time … – About effects of stories in environmental communication
Sundermann, A. (Keynote Speaker)
25.11.2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

“Der Unterhaltungsfaktor muss hoch sein”
Sundermann, A.
26.11.18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media

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Fischer, D., Selm, H., Sundermann, A., & Storksdieck, M. (2020). Storytelling for sustainability: A definition and its implications for education and communication. In P. Moltan-Hill, H. Luna, T. Wall, H. Puntha, & D. Baden (Eds.), Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education: An Educator's Handbook (1 ed., pp. 38-51). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429291111

Fischer, Daniel ; Selm, Hanna ; Sundermann, Anna et al. / Storytelling for sustainability : A definition and its implications for education and communication. Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education: An Educator's Handbook. editor / Petra Moltan-Hill ; Heather Luna ; Tony Wall ; Helen Puntha ; Denise Baden. 1. ed. London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. pp. 38-51

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Storytelling for sustainability: A definition and its implications for education and communication

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Nachhaltigkeit erzählen: Durch Storytelling besser kommunizieren?

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Once upon a time … – About effects of stories in environmental communication

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“Der Unterhaltungsfaktor muss hoch sein”

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