Commonplaces of Scientific Evidence in Environmental Discourses

Document Type

Monograph

Publication Date

11-22-2017

Publisher

Routledge

Publisher Location

New York

Edition

1

First page number:

1

Last page number:

178

Abstract

This book focuses on the uses of scientific evidence within three types of environmental discourses: popular non-fiction books about the environment, traditional and social media texts created by a grassroots environmental group, and a set of data displays that make arguments about global warming in a variety of media and contexts. It traces the operations of eight commonplaces about science and shows how they recur throughout these contexts, starting with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and ending with contemporary blogs and social media. The commonplaces are shown to embed ideological assumptions and simultaneously challenge those assumptions. In addition, the book addresses the potential dangers involved in relying too heavily on aspects of these commonplaces, and how they can undermine the goals of some of the writers who use them.

Disciplines

Environmental Health and Protection

Language

English

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