Metaphors we die by? Geoengineering, metaphors and the argument from catastrophe

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dc.contributor.authorNerlich, Brigitteen
dc.contributor.authorJaspal, Rusien
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-10T11:14:07Z
dc.date.available2013-01-10T11:14:07Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractGeoengineering the climate by reflecting sunlight or extracting carbon dioxide from the atmo- sphere has attracted increasing attention from natural scientists, social scientists, policy makers and the media. This article examines promotional discourse related to geoengineering from the 1980s to 2010. It asks in particular how this option for dealing with the problems posed by cli- mate change were framed through the use of conceptual and discourse metaphors and whether one can argue that these are metaphors we “live by” or metaphors we might “die by.” Findings show that an overarching argument from catastrophe was bolstered by three conceptual master-metaphors, namely “THE PLANET IS A BODY,” “THE PLANET IS A MACHINE,” and “THE PLANET IS A PATIENT/ADDICT,” linked to a variety of discourse metaphors, older conceptual metaphors, and clichés. This metaphorical landscape began to shift while the article was being written and will have to be closely monitored in the future.en
dc.description.sponsorshipESRC RES-360-25-0068.en
dc.identifier.citationNerlich, B. and Jaspal, R. (2012) Metaphors we die by? Geoengineering, metaphors and the argument from catastrophe. Metaphor and Symbol, 27 (2), pp.131-147en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2012.665795
dc.identifier.issn1092-6488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/8020
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen
dc.researchgroupPsychologyen
dc.researchinstituteMedia Discourse Centre (MDC)en
dc.researchinstituteMary Seacole Research Centreen
dc.subjectgeoengineeringen
dc.subjectmetaphoren
dc.subjectscience communicationen
dc.subjectpublic understandingen
dc.subjectdiscourse analysisen
dc.subjectcognitive linguisticsen
dc.subjectqualitative researchen
dc.titleMetaphors we die by? Geoengineering, metaphors and the argument from catastropheen
dc.typeArticleen

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