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This book examines mass communication and civic participation in the age of oil, analyzing the rhetorical and discursive ways that governments and corporations shape public opinion and public policy and activists attempt to reframe public debates to resist corporate framing. In the twenty-first century, oil has become a subject of civic deliberation. Environmental concerns have intensified, questions of indigenous rights have arisen, and private and public investment in energy companies has become open to deliberation. International contributors use local events as a starting point to explore larger issues associated with oil-dependent societies and cultures. This interdisciplinary collection synthesizes work in the energy humanities, rhetorical studies and environmental studies to analyze the global discourse of oil from the start of the twentieth century into the era of transnational corporations of the 21st century. This book will be a vital text for scholars in communication studies, the energy humanities and in environmental studies. Case studies are framed accessibly, and the theoretical lenses are accessible across disciplines, making it ideal for a post-graduate and advanced undergraduate audience in these fields.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-139781032178288
eBay Product ID (ePID)27049898178
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameThe Rhetoric of Oil in the Twenty-First Century: Government, Corporate, and Activist Discourses
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Geology
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Edward Beard, Heather Graves
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight590 g
Additional Product Features
EditorHeather Graves, David Edward Beard
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom