Keywords
Research Areas
Cultural theory, Environmental change, Geography, Media
Dr Stephen Jackson
My research investigates catastrophic narratives about climate change. Presently, this includes analysis of reports from defense organizations which are constructing scenarios about and preparing for "climate-driven" conflict. Guiding my critique of such narratives is an underlying concern for the consequences of describing climate change (and nature) as something we are "at war" with.
Thesis Title
Climate Change, Rhetoric and Catastrophe
Supervised By
Qualifications
MSc Sociology (2007) University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
BA English (1999) Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
Career Details
Teaching Experience
2015-2016 Lancaster University (Lancaster Environment Centre)
Seminar Teacher - Society and Space
2015-2016 Lancaster University (Law School)
Seminar Teacher - Crime and Social Life
2014-2015 Lancaster University (Social Work)
Seminar Teacher - Contemporary Social Problems
2013 Lancaster University (Sociology)
Seminar Teacher - Media and Cultural Studies 101
2010-2012 Lancaster University (Sociology)
Seminar Teacher - Television, Society and Morality
2008-2009 University of Glasgow (Sociology)
Seminar Teacher - Sociology Level 2
Additional Information
Contact
Stephen Jackson
Department of Sociology
Bowland North, B104
Email: s.jackson5@lancaster.ac.uk
Selected Publications
Weather of mass destruction: forecasting the future as climate-driven war
Jackson, S. 2013 A critical approach to the apocalypse. Simon-López, A. & Yeandle, H. (eds.). Oxford: Inter-disciplinary Press, p. 71-85 15 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2015
Seeing violence in the weather: the apocalyptic rhetoric of climate-driven conflict
Jackson, S. 2015 Imagining the end: interdisciplinary perspectives on the apocalypse. Bishop, T. E. & Strong, J. R. (eds.). Oxford: Inter-disciplinary Press, p. 101-126 26 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2013
Weather of mass destruction: forecasting the future as climate-driven war
Jackson, S. 2013 A critical approach to the apocalypse. Simon-López, A. & Yeandle, H. (eds.). Oxford: Inter-disciplinary Press, p. 71-85 15 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
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