[ecrea] Ecology, Climate Change and Film

> The Twelfth Meeting of the Irish Environmental 
> History Network will feature a talk by Dr. Pat 
> Brereton of the School of Communications, Dublin 
> City University. The talk is entitled "Ecology, 
> Climate Change and Film", and a short abstract may be found below.
>
> The talk will draw upon textual analysis of film 
> undertaken for Dr. Breretonâ??s PhD, together 
> with ongoing research and publications on 
> ecology and cinema that can be used to measure 
> and evaluate the power of mass media in framing 
> debates on ecology and climate change. Using 
> examples from Climate Change narratives, Green 
> Irish cinema, and an upcoming symposium on 
> Eco-cinema, the talk will tease out some issues 
> that influence a range of ecological debates. 
> The Hollywood dream factory frequently produces 
> ecological fantasies, which feed into the public 
> consciousness of world audiences. While â??feel 
> goodâ?? narratives focusing on fears of 
> environmental catastrophes and humanityâ??s need 
> to reassess their role as part of nature can be 
> criticised as vacuous, endorsing grand symbolic 
> gestures, nevertheless such narratives also 
> remain significant in keeping the environment at 
> the centre of human consciousness.
>
> The meeting will take place from 5pm, Thursday 
> 10 February, 2011, Trinity College Dublin, in 
> the Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long 
> Room Hub, Fellow's Square, Trinity College Dublin.
>
> All welcome and entrance is free.
>
> See more details: http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/iehn/meetings/breretonp.php

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