Dana R. Fisher

Dana R. Fisher is the director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity and a professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is the author of a number of books, most recently Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action.

Recent Articles

The Case for Climate Apocalyptic Optimism

If we embrace the reality that things will get worse before they get better, we will be equipped to fight climate change.

By Dana R. Fisher

How the Universal Language of Music Can Help Us Solve Our Planetary Problem

As the climate changes, it’s not too late to save ourselves. There is cause for both optimism and pessimism—salvation could take the form of easy technological fixes or cataclysmic climate events that force us to...

By Adam Met and Dana R. Fisher

Protests in the Trump Era Have Been Mostly Peaceful. Here's How the 2020 Election Could Change That

Since Donald Trump took office, there has been sustained protest against his Administration and its policies. An estimated 4 million people turned out for the 2017 Women’s March (which was the largest protest in U.S....

By Dana R. Fisher
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