Whimsy. Is there a role for laughter, subversive curve balls, ironic romance and “oh wow that’s cool” moments in the mainstreaming of knowledge and action in sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity?: Why does it have to be like this? Who gets to decide? Why, Why, Why? The Whys of Whimsy…

James Bonner; Tam Dean Burn; Bill McGuire

Whimsy. Is there a role for laughter, subversive curve balls, ironic romance and “oh wow that’s cool” moments in the mainstreaming of knowledge and action in sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity? Why does it have to be like this? Who gets to decide? Why, Why, Why? The Whys of Whimsy…

James Bonner^*, Tam Dean Burn, Bill McGuire

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Abstract

Can the gentle weapon of the whimsy, in conversation with the “serious science”, subversively critique the systems of social, ecological, and climate violence we find so hard to escape from, and disarm their power?

Original language	English
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2024

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

sustainability
artscience
climate change
biodiversity

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ETTAS: Every Tree Tells a Story
Drakopoulou Dodd, S. (Principal Investigator), Wilson, J. (Principal Investigator) & Bonner, J. (Researcher)
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Using water walks as a research method to gather data in water‐related social research
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How do people value trees? a multiple stakeholder story-telling exploration of tree-sources
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Bonner, J., Dean Burn, T., & McGuire, B. (2024). Whimsy. Is there a role for laughter, subversive curve balls, ironic romance and “oh wow that’s cool” moments in the mainstreaming of knowledge and action in sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity? Why does it have to be like this? Who gets to decide? Why, Why, Why? The Whys of Whimsy…. Blog Post https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2024/11/15/whimsy-is-there-a-role-for-laughter-subversive-curve-balls-ironic-romance-and-oh-wow-thats-cool-moments-in-the-mainstreaming-of-knowledge-and-action-in-sustainability-cl/

Bonner, James (Author) ; Dean Burn, Tam (Author) ; McGuire, Bill (Author). / Whimsy. Is there a role for laughter, subversive curve balls, ironic romance and “oh wow that’s cool” moments in the mainstreaming of knowledge and action in sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity? Why does it have to be like this? Who gets to decide? Why, Why, Why? The Whys of Whimsy…. [Blog Post].

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Using water walks as a research method to gather data in water‐related social research

How do people value trees? a multiple stakeholder story-telling exploration of tree-sources

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