Climate Change Between Utopia and Dystopia: An Analysis of the Representation of the Phenomenon in French and Brazilian Newspapers

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Lins Peliz Paris Sorbonne Paris IV – Celsa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.49072

Keywords:

climate change, press, representation, utopia, dystopia, discourse analysis

Abstract

This paper focuses on the representation of climate change in French and Brazilian newspapers. It reports on the results of a discourse analysis of Le Monde, Le Figaro, O Estado de São Paulo and O Globo.The heuristic assumption driving this study is that the representation of climate change in the press is divided between utopic and dystopic ideas. The theoretical framework is based on philosophical works as well as on literary studies about utopia and dystopia. The concept of “moment discursif” and Sophie Moirand’s works related to daily French press are the bases for discourse analysis. The study finds that the representation of climate change in the newspapers is shaped by the idea of scientific and politic consensus, promoting individual initiatives, and nature preservation and technologies as the answer for climate change.

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Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

Peliz, A. C. L. (2017). Climate Change Between Utopia and Dystopia: An Analysis of the Representation of the Phenomenon in French and Brazilian Newspapers. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 40. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.49072

Issue

Vol. 40 (2017)

Section

Communication and Climate Change: a necessary and urgent discussion

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