Shifting surface

satellite imagery of the Arctic Sea ice and climate change discourse

Autores/as

  • Ansgar Fellendorf University of Life Sciences Vienna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2020.171993

Palabras clave:

Climate change communication, Environmental visuality, Arctic Sea ice, Visual discourse analysis

Resumen

This research explores how satellite images of Arctic sea ice contribute to climate change discourse. Different discourses require distinct responses. Policy measures are contingent upon representation, be it i.e. a threat or opportunity. The representations discussed are by the NSIDC and NASA, which hold a visual hegemony. First, the introduction discusses visual studies in policy research and identifies a simplified dichotomy of a threat discourse and environmental citizenship. Moreover, the methodology of visual discourse analysis based on poststructuralism is described. The delineated images portray a vertical, planar view allowing for spatial reference. Arctic sea ice is a visible climate change effect and the absence of boundaries, intervisuality with the Earthrise icon and focus on environmental effects support a discourse of citizenship.

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  • Ansgar Fellendorf, University of Life Sciences Vienna

    Doutorando na Universidade de Ciências da Vida em Viena. Possui Mestrado em tecnologia ambiental e assuntos internacionais pela Escola de Estudos Internacionais de Viena e pela Universidade de Tecnologia de Viena. Sua pesquisa se concentra em políticas de mitigação e adaptação às mudanças climáticas, desenvolvimento sustentável e ética ambiental.

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2020-07-09

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Fellendorf, A. (2020). Shifting surface: satellite imagery of the Arctic Sea ice and climate change discourse. Novos Olhares, 9(1), 98-113. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2020.171993