Psychoterratic Emotions Towards the Earth

* University Honors Theses: Psychoterratic States: Designing the New Language of Climate Change. Savannah C. Quarum. Portland State University, 2020

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"An undergraduate honors thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Science at Portland State University In University Honors and Graphic Design."

Description

"In this project, I want to explore psychoterratic states and how they affect us in our daily lives. Psychoterratic states are emotions that people feel in relation to the earth. The term was created by Professor Glenn Albrecht of Murdoch University, who observed the need for a new vocabulary to describe the emotions we feel as we witness the historical degradation of the planet on a global scale. The term literally translates to earth psyche with “psycho” meaning psyche, and “terratic” meaning earth. This will be the focus of my thesis project, looking at the emotional states we experience in the face of environmental disasters and how those emotions affect our responses."