What question did this study set out to answer?

The central aim is to explore how rethinking language and meaning can enhance action against climate change.

June 21, 2026

Becoming Ecological: Navigating Language and Meaning for Our Planet’s Future by Derek Gladwin and Kedrick James

Key Points

The central aim is to explore how rethinking language and meaning can enhance action against climate change.
Analyzed the barrier posed by a focus on climate science facts
Proposed a new understanding of change through Weberian concepts
Encouraged dialogue with the more-than-human world
Identified language as a barrier to climate action
Emphasized the need for a transformative dialogue to engage with ecological issues
Highlighted insightful questions that encourage readers to rethink their relationship with the environment

Abstract

The sense of being at an impasse in our approach to climate change provides the exigence for Derek Gladwin and Kendrick James in Becoming Ecological: Navigating Language and Meaning for Our Planet’s Future . They argue that preoccupation with “the facts” of climate science has become a barrier to action. To overcome this barrier, they make the case for a reconsideration of the concept of “change” as a process of Weberian becoming , and for reinvestment in dialogue with each other and the more-than-human world of which we are part. Though the writing is at times uneven in terms of clarity and coherence, the book beautifully aligns its aims and its actions in the insightful questions it poses to readers. © 2026 Public Access and the authors and artists. Published by Intellect Ltd

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