The Climate Girl Effect

Carolyn M. Cunningham is associate professor in the Communication and Leadership Studies Department at Gonzaga University. Heather M. Crandall is associate professor in the Communication Studies Department at Gonzaga University.

This book has several strengths. First, unlike much of the youth civic media literature, the authors mainly focus on robust political activism rather than cultural media practices that are often presented as more politically-engaged than they are....The authors' focus on a radically, ethically, economically, and geographically diverse rage of young women activists is a refreshing antidote to the media's often single-minded fixation on Greta Thunberg....Another of the book's strengths is its ability to identify what is deeply radical and challenging about many of these activists' analysis of the climate crisis....this book can make a useful contribution to understanding the powerful and hopeful role of young women in climate movements, how these leaders are often misrepresented in the media coverage, and how they use media effectively to educate and mobilize support. -- "Communication Research Trends"