Climate Change and Popular Culture

This book explores how the commercial media represents, discusses, and narrates climate change, and how this affects our perceptions and political responses. It argues that popular culture can connect climate science, policy, and politics with everyday life, and provides an account of the sciences attempts to communicate climate change to the public.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics of the climate change debate, exploring its representation, treatment, narration, and broader implications within the realm of commercial media. By examining the significance of environmental representations, narratives, and discourses, it sheds light on the evolving political responses to climate change. Recognizing the pivotal role of popular culture in bridging the gap between formal spaces of climate science, policy, and politics and the everyday realities of individuals, the book emphasizes the potential of popular culture to shape perceptions and drive meaningful action. Furthermore, it provides a detailed account of the scientific efforts to communicate climate change to the public, as well as the relationship between media representations of climate change issues and their potential impact on political engagement. This insightful exploration offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between media, culture, and climate change, underscoring the importance of understanding these dynamics in shaping our collective response to this global challenge.

Understanding the importance of environmental representations, narratives, and discourses for our perceptions of the environment is a vital part of explaining the evolution of political responses to climate change. Popular culture, rather than being mere distraction, opens up connections between the formal spaces of climate science, policy, and politics with the spaces of everyday life.

The book delves into the intricate dynamics of the climate change debate, exploring its representation, treatment, narration, and broader implications within the realm of commercial media. By examining the significance of environmental representations, narratives, and discourses, it sheds light on the evolving political responses to climate change. Recognizing the pivotal role of popular culture in bridging the gap between formal spaces of climate science, policy, and politics and the everyday realities of individuals, the book emphasizes the potential of popular culture to shape perceptions and drive meaningful action. Furthermore, it provides a detailed account of the scientific efforts to communicate climate change to the public, as well as the relationship between media representations of climate change issues and their potential impact on political engagement. This insightful exploration offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between media, culture, and climate change, underscoring the importance of understanding these dynamics in shaping our collective response to this global challenge.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138885981