{"product_id":"climate-change-as-social-drama-global-warming-in-the-public-sphere-hardback-9781107103559","title":"Climate Change as Social Drama; Global Warming in the Public Sphere (Hardback) 9781107103559","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClimate Change as Social Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGlobal Warming in the Public Sphere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClimate Change as Social Drama looks at the cultural sociology of climate change in public communication.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Smith (Author), Nicolas Howe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107103559, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e247 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I read this book with great interest and enthusiasm. It is well written and well argued; the authors successfully achieve their objective of 'generating scholarly debate'. They convincingly contend that ''tool kits' are only part of the equation' and then show how context and universal constructions of social dramas combine in compelling ways.' Maxwell Boykoff, American Journal of Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eClimate change is not just a scientific fact, nor merely a social and political problem. It is also a set of stories and characters that amount to a social drama. This drama, as much as hard scientific or political realities, shapes perception of the problem. Drs Smith and Howe use the perspective of cultural sociology and Aristotle's timeless theories about narrative and rhetoric to explore this meaningful and visible surface of climate change in the public sphere. Whereas most research wants to explain barriers to awareness, here we switch the agenda to look at the moments when global warming actually gets attention. Chapters consider struggles over apocalyptic scenarios, explain the success of Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth, unpack the deeper social meanings of the climate conference and 'Climategate', critique failed advertising campaigns and climate art, and question the much touted transformative potential of natural disasters such as Superstorm Sandy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: the problem of climate change\u003cbr\u003e 2. Climate change as social drama\u003cbr\u003e 3. Narrating global warming\u003cbr\u003e 4. An inconvenient truth: the power of ethos\u003cbr\u003e 5. Climate change art: an illustrative failure?\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Climategate' and other controversies\u003cbr\u003e 7. The climate conference as theatre\u003cbr\u003e 8. Local dramas: the places of climate change\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion: the show must go on.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265606603032,"sku":"9781107103559","price":45.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107103559i.jpg?v=1696793214","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/climate-change-as-social-drama-global-warming-in-the-public-sphere-hardback-9781107103559","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}