Entertaining our way to engagement? Climate change films and sustainable development values

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-136

  McGreavy, Bridie ^a   Lindenfeld, Laura ^a  

^a University of Maine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change communication; Discourse analysis; Film; Ideological criticism; Stereotyping; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

FILMS; GLOBAL WARMING; PLANNING;

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; IDEOLOGICAL CRITICISM; SHARED RESPONSIBILITY; STEREOTYPING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EQUITY; GENDER; GLOBAL WARMING; SEXUALITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84901921630     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2014.061766     Document Type: Article

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