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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"An Inconvenient Truth"”.
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Chemical Valley: media representations of an inconvenient truth and a comforting lie
… communities, particularly the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Through an ultra-realist lens, this research explores how dominant narratives shape public understanding of environmental harm, maintaining neoliberal ideologies that prioritize industrial interests. Using content analysis of …
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Scientific consensus on manmade global warming: think tank influence on public opinion through news media
<p>This study examined the influence of think tanks, in the news media, on public opinion of what most scientists believe about the cause of global warming.</p> <p>The researcher performed a content analysis on two national newspapers spanning May through July, 2006, the three months surrounding …
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Making Futures, Making Selves: The Future-Oriented Subject in Eco-Political Documentary Films
… been proliferating since Al Gore’s success with An Inconvenient Truth (2006) at the Academy Awards, feature films as production sites of discursive knowledge are only just starting to gain sociological attention. Located in the borderland between affective narrative and factual representation, …
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Aquatecture: Architectural Adaptation to Rising Sea Levels
Our world is drastically changing. Temperatures are rising, skies over cities are blanketed with smoke, and melting glaciers are raising sea levels at alarming rates. Although the destruction we face is already threatening the quality of life for billions around the world, it could just be the …
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The Globalization of Cosmetic Surgery: Examining BRIC and Beyond
… this master's thesis systematically identifies and analyzes (1) the origins of cosmetic surgery in historical, regional, and country-specific terms, and (2) examples of how cosmetic surgery has become normalized. As a result, clear patterns emerge in regards to: embedded power structures related …
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An Inconvenient Coalition: Climate Change and Democratic Party Elite Discourse on Class, 1988-2008
This dissertation uses Critical Discourse Analysis to study debates among elite members and affiliates of the Democratic Party from 1988-2008 on class issues and their relevance to the party's environmental agenda. This research builds off of several related historical and theoretical accounts …