Main entry:

Staal, Jonas, 1981- author.

Title & Author:

Climate propagandas : stories of extinction and regeneration / Jonas Staal.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
©2024

Description:

186 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: How to Analyze Climate Propagandas -- Liberal Climate Propaganda: Every Extinction for Itself -- Libertarian Climate Propaganda: Extinction as Currency -- Conspiracist Climate Propaganda: The Extinction Hoax -- Ecofascist Climate Propaganda: Extinction Supremacy -- Transformative Climate Propaganda: Against Extinction -- Afterword: Biostories beyond Extinction.

Summary:

"Mapping dominant climate propagandas and their worldviews, Staal shows how culture shapes understanding-and misunderstanding-of the world and how to influence a future characterized by regeneration"-- Provided by publisher.
"In Climate Propagandas, Jonas Staal reveals the propaganda narratives--and the divergent realities they evoke--that shape the climate crisis in the public imaginary. It is often said that the climate crisis is a planetary one, but the devastating impact of climate crisis is distributed unequally and its related ideological positions are as vast as they are irreconcilable. A liberal might argue the crisis is the result of individual consumer behavior, whereas a libertarian sees an opportunity for geoengineering markets. A conspiracist might not believe the climate is at risk, whereas an ecofascist sees a chance to double down on the argument about who has the superior racial right to survive extinction. With an artist's eye and an activist's sense of urgency, Staal explores how these stories are told and visualized through popular film and television, internet culture, climate fiction, art, architecture, and industrial design. If life-threatening propaganda narratives have conjured our present climate catastrophe, Staal suggests, then surely stories of regeneration can propagate new planetary futures for all. His book identifies narratives that don't follow the path of mass extinction, but rather seek repair and regeneration of a world in crisis" -- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780262549820 paperback
0262549824 paperback
electronic book
9780262380867
9780262380874

Subject:

Communication in politics Comparative method.
Climatic changes Political aspects.
Environmentalism Political aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade Political aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade Social aspects.
Extinction (Biology) Social aspects.
Extinction (Biology) Environmental aspects.
Communication politique Méthode comparative.
Climat Changements Aspect politique.
Environnementalisme Aspect politique.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Aspect politique.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Aspect social.
Extinction (Biologie) Aspect social.
Extinction (Biologie) Aspect de l'environnement.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 320953
Call No.: 320953
Copy: 1
Status: Available