Climate Change and Storytelling

Narratives and Cultural Meaning in Environmental Communication

AvAnnika Arnold

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Environmental Sociology and Policy

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Beskrivning

Climate change is as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a natural one. This book is about those cultural patterns that surround our perception of the environmental crisis and which are embodied in the narratives told by climate change advocates. It investigates the themes and motifs in those narratives through the use of narrative theory and cultural sociology.Developing a framework for cultural narrative analysis, Climate Change and Storytelling draws on qualitative interviews with stakeholders, activists and politicians in the USA and Germany to identify motifs and the relationships between heroes, villains and victims, as told by the messengers of the narrative.This book will provide academics and practitioners with insights into the structure of climate change communication among climate advocates and the cultural fabric that informs it.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-01-30
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:395 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Environmental Sociology and Policy
Antal sidor:136
Upplaga:18001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319693828

Utforska kategorier

Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Annika Arnold is Senior Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Risk and Innovation Studies (ZIRIUS), Stuttgart University, Germany. She is an environmental and cultural sociologist whose research focuses on topics of sustainable development and environmental communication, largely from a cultural perspective.

Recensioner i media

“This book provides with a clear conceptual diagnosis that helps understanding how the different narratives operate further positive changes in the communicative process. To my end, this represents a valuable endeavor that allows the formulations of concrete policies to avoid panic, indifference or anxiety.” (Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 27 (03), 2018)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Why Narratives Matter in Climate Change Communication .- 2. Climate Change Communication Studies: Inquiries into Beliefs, Information and Stories .- 3. How to Understand the Role of Narratives in Environmental Communication: Cultural Narrative Analysis .- 4. Telling the Stories of Climate Change: Structure and Content .- 5. Conclusion: Pitfalls and the Power of Narratives.