Article published In:
Culture of Sustainability and Discourses of Social ChangeEdited by Franzisca Weder
[Journal of Language and Politics 22:5] 2023
► pp. 730–749
Edited by Franzisca Weder
[Journal of Language and Politics 22:5] 2023
► pp. 730–749
Dimensions of time and space in narratives for climate action
Addressing climate change requires engaging with the fluid, dynamic, and amorphous narrative of humanature relationships. I view environmental rhetoric as practices of storytelling that structure reality, guide actions, and shape understanding of the environment. Through rhetorical criticism, I analyzed fragments of climate activist discourse related to the narratives’ temporal and spatial scopes. I argue that reimagining the scope of our climate narratives’ temporal (chronos-kairos) and spatial (chora-topos) dimensions are inventional opportunities to motivate climate action toward more sustainable futures.
Keywords: temporality, spatiality, scope, narratives, climate action,
phronesis
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Stories across time and space
- 3.Climate advocacy discourse
- 3.1 Chronos
- 3.2 Chora
- 3.3 Kairos
- 3.4 Topos
- 4.Calls to action
- 5.Storytelling and phronesis
- Note
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