The International Environmental Communication Association (IECA)

Here is the latest from our members. This is where you can find (and members can share) news from IECA members about their new books, articles, awards, exhibitions, appointments, etc.

	Anders Hansen and David Machin publish Visual Environmental Communication January 13, 2015 Anders Hansen (University of Leicester) and David Machin (University of Orebro) are pleased to announce the publication of *Visual Environmental Communication* (Routledge, 2015) Contents:
	Alison Anderson has a new book, Media, Environment and the Network Society October 31, 2014 Alison Anderson, editor of IECA's journal Environmental Communication, has a new book out entitled Media, Environment and the Network Society. Anderson is Professor and Director of the Centre for Culture, Community and Society in the School of Government, Plymouth University, UK. The book is part of the Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication series. The book's description follows.
	Carrie Freeman has published a brand new book, Framing Farming October 02, 2014 Framing Farming: Communication Strategies for Animal Rights is the brand new book from IECA founding member Carrie Packwood Freeman, Associate Professor of Communication at Georgia State University in Atlanta. This is the second book in the Critical Animal Studies series from publisher Rodopi. Here is the summary.
	New book series on Media and Environmental Communication edited by Anders Hansen and Stephen Depoe September 27, 2014 Anders Hansen and Stephen Depoe are pleased to announce the launch of a new book series, Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication.
	Jennifer Peeples and Stephen Depoe publish Voice and Environmental Communication September 26, 2014 Professors Jennifer Peeples and Stephen Depoe are pleased to announce the publication of the edited book Voice and Environmental Communication, part of the Palgrave Series in Media and Environmental Communication.
	Pietari Kääpä publishes Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas April 27, 2014 Apologies for any cross-posting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New book publication announcement: ECOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY NORDIC CINEMAS PIETARI KÄÄPÄ (University of Stirling)
	A Fierce Green Fire broadcast premiere on American Masters April 14, 2014 "A Fierce Green Fire" national broadcast premiere Earth Day 4/22 at 9pm on PBS series "American Masters"
	Hues of Green Documentary the focus of Helen Hughes' new book March 20, 2014 IECA member Helen Hughes has a new book coming out in April. Green Documentary: Contemplation, Irony, Argument is being published by Intellect. Here is the description:
	PBS Newshour uses IECA member Juliet Pinto's documentary for eight-minute piece March 20, 2014 PBS Newshour broadcast an eight-minute segment using IECA member Juliet Pinto's documentary, "South Florida's Rising Seas," on March 19, 2014. The piece was pegged to the White House's Climate Data initiative. The segment is available here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/south-florida-rising-sea-levels/
	Deserai Crow and Maxwell Boykoff publish new book Culture, Politics and Climate Change February 27, 2014 IECA founding members Deserai Crow and Maxwell Boykoff from the University of Colorado have published Culture, Politics and Climate Change: How Information Shapes our Common Future, an anthology stemming from a conference they hosted in 2012. Several other IECA members have contributed to the book, including Edward Maibach, Bruno Takahashi, Mark Meisner and Alison Anderson.
	Pietari Kääpä edits Ecomedia Audiences - a special issue of Interactions: Studies in Communications and Culture February 23, 2014 Pietari Kääpä has edited a special issue of Interactions: Studies in Communications and Cultures with the theme of Ecocinema Audiences.
	Kevin Deluca organizes Art and Pollution Living Gallery February 19, 2014 In response to the Utah smog problem, Kevin Deluca and his graduate student Betsy Brunner organized an international art studio/gallery on air pollution at the U of Utah. It has gone exceedingly well. The media really love it, with over 12 stories and a McKibben tweet. See below for a few. This might be an idea for other regional issues. Here is the latest article on our project-- Sunday Arts section of the SL Tribune.
	Fadia Hasan's BGreen Conference energizes Bangladeshi Youth February 10, 2014 In January the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh hosted IECA member Fadia Hasan's BGreen conference for Bangladeshi youth. The conference connected approximately 120 dynamic Bangladeshi youth with innovative professionals, programs and methods in an organized platform on issues of localized environmental and climate change challenges. Sharing the same platform, young citizens, academics and professionals participated in discussions, critically contemplated challenges, and worked to develop effective solutions collectively.
	Juliet Pinto co-produces "South Florida's Rising Seas" documentary January 11, 2014 IECA member Juliet Pinto and her colleague Kate MacMillin recently completed a documentary about rising sea level and its effects in Florida. Entitled "South Florida's Rising Seas," it explores the challenges that region will face in the coming decades when sea levels rise a predicted nine inches.
	Richard Besel and Jnan Blau publish Performance on Behalf of the Environment book November 30, 2013 Performance on Behalf of the Environment is a collection of essays from a diverse group of scholars that explore critically the strengths, limitations, and processes of what can be termed environmental performances.