Addressing Climate Anxiety Using Flash Fiction in the Classroom

Yazell, Bryan (PI)
Wolf, Patricia (Project participant)
Kaarsted, Thomas (Project participant)
Frank, Søren (Project participant)
Klotz, Ute (Project participant)
Garforth, Lisa (Project participant)
Felski, Rita Mary (Project participant)

Newcastle University
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Project: Research

Status	Active
Effective start/end date	01/09/2023 → 31/08/2026

Documents & Links

https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/skhk/forskning/forskningsprojekter/bryan_yazel_dffproject

Promoting Ecoliteracy with Flash Fiction
Yazell, B. & Wolf, P., 2026, (In preparation) Encyclopedia in Environmental Education. Misiaszek, G. W., Malone, K. & Paulsen, M. (eds.). Bloomsbury Academic
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Climate Fiction for Leveraging High School Students' Far-Future Climate Perspectives
Yazell, B. & Wolf, P., Sept 2023, CINet conference proceeding. Continuous Innovation Network, p. 562-571
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

7 Conference presentations
1 Conference organisation or participation
1 Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
1 Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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- 1 Visiting another research institution

We're all Doomed - Can Hope Survive the Permacrisis?
Yazell, B. (Panel member)
18. Mar 2026
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
More or Better Climate Stories? On the (Necessary) Limits of GenAI in the Environmental Humanities
Yazell, B. (Guest lecturer)
14. Nov 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Writing positive climate futures: Active learning and AI in climate fiction writing
Wolf, P. (Speaker), Yazell, B. (Speaker), Kaarsted, T. (Co-author), Laursen Corydon, L. (Co-author), Fabian, S. D. (Co-author) & Hansen, C. T. (Co-author)
6. Nov 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Between Apocalypse and Ambivalence: Student Flash Fiction and the Affective Atmosphere of ‘Climate Change Boredom’
Yazell, B. (Guest lecturer)
11. Jul 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Scales of Ecological Grief: Examining Solastalgia Through Flash Fiction
Nolé, L. (Speaker) & Yazell, B. (Speaker)
29. May 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations

Young people imagine a dystopian future due to climate change
Yazell, B.
16/01/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Klimaforandringer får unge til at forestille sig en dystopisk fremtid
Yazell, B.
14/01/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Verstörende Texte: Dänische Jugendliche sehen die Zukunft als Dystopie
Yazell, B.
18/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Unge frygter klimafremtiden - her er deres billede af verden om 40 år
Yazell, B.
10/12/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Se video: Mens verdens ledere skændes, frygter unge fremtiden - her er deres dystre billede af verden om 40 år
Yazell, B.
09/12/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

John Bessant Best Paper Award
Wolf, P. (Recipient) & Yazell, B. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions