Contesting Science by Appealing to its Norms: Readers Discuss Climate Science in The Daily Mail.
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2012Abstract
This study examines the rhetorical aspects of social contestation of climate change in reader comments published in the Daily Mail, subsequent to climategate. The following themes are reported: (1) denigration of climate scientists to contest hegemonic representations, (2) delegitimiza- tion of pro–climate change individuals by disassociation from science, and (3) outright denial: rejecting hegemonic social representations of climate change. The study outlines the discursive strategies employed in order to construct social representations of climate change, to contest alternative rep- resentations, and to convince others of the validity of these representations. It examines how social representations of science are formed, maintained, and disseminated.
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Citation : Jaspal, R., Nerlich, B. and Koteyko, N. (2012). Contesting Science by Appealing to its Norms: Readers Discuss Climate Science in The Daily Mail. Science Communication, 35 (3), pp. 383-410
ISSN : 1075-5470
Research Group : Psychology
Research Institute : Media Discourse Centre (MDC)
Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
Peer Reviewed : Yes