Luna, E and Mearman, A orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-8060 (2020) Learning to rebel. Sustainable Earth, 3 (1). 4. ISSN 2520-8748
Abstract
Background:
As a response to collective failure to move adequately towards sustainability, youth movements have grown. This article explores the experiences of one young climate activist, Elsie Luna. The article is the product of conversations between the co-authors, augmented by written material by Elsie Luna. The article seeks to avoid adultism, that is, the power that adults have over children; hence it is written principally using Elsie’s own words, with minimal translation or interpretation. The article reflects on three key recent events in Elsie Luna’s activism: her approach to the London headquarters of several oil companies; her ‘dying’ symbolically at the BBC in Berlin; and her recent involvement in the large Extinction Rebellion actions in London.
Findings:
The article suggests that these events offer insights on learning. Specifically, she is formulating views on sustainability, on system change and associated strategies, and developing a moral position on these matters. She has learned socially, from family and other immediate influences, and from activism. Thus, further, she has learned from experience, but has done so in her own self-managed way.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2020. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Experiential learning; Social learning; Adultism; Extinction Rebellion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2020 15:21 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2020 15:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMC |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s42055-020-00028-z |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161542 |