December 14, 2016 - 18:12
Comparing Oreskes/Conway and Jensen/McMillan
The Collapse of Civilization
Addresses how people in Western Civilization have known about global warming but haven’t done anything about it
Relates to present day- Carbon threshold was met but still no significant changes have happened [Symbol] makes this situation seem more possible to happen to earth
Set in the year 2093- The date is believable and foreseeable by this generation
Young people will be alive at this point
Older people can envision their children, grandchildren etc alive at this time.
Fossil fuel and oil corporations denying climate change and global warming
People believe in what they say, conformity
Government involvement- the president that didn’t believe in climate change
Satirical
The relationship between capitalism and environmental impact
Neo liberalism- role of individual and role of corporation
As the World Burns
Exaggerated- makes message better understood
Focuses on the individual and how it’s ridiculous to put all the blame and responsibility on the individual, corporations play a big role as well
Hold the gov’t responsible (how they deal with corporations and regulate)
Distract the public
If the problem isn’t acknowledged it can’t be resolved (connection to Collapse of Civilization- President denies global warming)
Consumption and corporation greed- care about maintaining the economy more than preserving the earth’s resources)
Use of visuals
Powerful and engaging
Less dialogue heavy
Animals[Symbol] sympathy
i.e. polar bear swimming toward ice that isn’t there
Comic book
Childish, satire, exaggerated[Symbol] kind of how you explain things to kids so they better understand
Targeted audience
Could be both young and older people, kids old enough to understand satire (don’t take it too seriously)
Still acknowledges that it is important that individuals are still environmentally friendly