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[ecrea] Book Release – 'The Beast': Making a Living on a Dying Planet - Expanded and Free Digital Version
Fri Nov 16 10:29:52 GMT 2018
Digital Press at the University of North Dakota published the expanded,
digital and *_FREE _*version of my graphic novel “The Beast': Making a
Living on a Dying Planet”.
You can download the comic for free on their website:
https://thedigitalpress.org/2018/11/15/book-release-the-beast-making-a-living-on-a-dying-planet/
I commissioned and helped develop ‘The Beast’ as tool to explore and
critically reflect on the tropes of the tar/oil sands debate as well as
have a text which could be used as an entry point and supplemental text
for teaching aspects of environmental communication/energy humanities.
/T/he Beast// takes a critical look at the media war over the tar/oil
sands debate and the endless struggle for the public’s imagination. The
comic seeks to stoke a public debate on the incessant role of public
relations campaigns on shaping the public perception of the tar/oil
sands. These campaigns discourage thoughtful and nuanced discussion of
the cost of tar/oil sans and, instead, for the public is forced to “pick
sides”: the environment or the economy; protestors or industry; live
with or without oil.
The graphic novel tells the story of two college grads, Callum and Mary,
who find themselves negotiating a muddy path between environmental
activism and having to live and work in a world driven by the
resource-extractive industry.
This digital academic edition brings together a collection of scholarly
essays intended to further conversation and reflection about how energy
resources and environmental resources are talked about and understood.
This expanded digital Version includes the original published comic as
well as four new critical essays by Patrick McCurdy (uOttawa), Kyle
Conway (uOttawa), Tommy Wall (Carleton) and Chris Russill (Carleton),
and Benjamin Woo (Carleton) along with an interview with Hugh Goldring
and Patrick McCurdy.
While the comic focuses on Alberta’s oil sands, /The Beast/ addresses
issues which are equally relevant to the oil fields of Texas and
California to the Bakken shale which sees how these energy sources and
the future of these resources are framed in the media matter.
The newly released /The Beast/ is available for free as a download at
https://thedigitalpress.org/thebeast
For more information or questions about the comic feel free to email me
at (pmccurdy /at/ uottawa.ca) <mailto:(pmccurdy /at/ uottawa.ca)>or connect with me on
Twitter: @pmmcc <https://twitter.com/pmmcc>
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Patrick McCurdy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor / Professeur agrégé
Department of Communication / Département de communication
University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
Twitter: @pmmcc <https://twitter.com/pmmcc>
Web: http://arts.uottawa.ca/communication/en/people/mccurdy-patrick
Phone: +1(613)562-5800 ext. 2728
Office: Desmarais #11118
*From:*Patrick McCurdy
*Sent:* November-15-18 1:57 PM
*To:* Carpentier Nico ((nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be))
<(nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)>
*Subject:* Book Release – 'The Beast': Making a Living on a Dying Planet
- Expanded and Free Digital Version
Hi Nico,
Please share with the list, the book can be used to teach Environmental
Communication.
-------------------------------------------------
Patrick McCurdy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor / Professeur agrégé
Department of Communication / Département de communication
University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
Twitter: @pmmcc <https://twitter.com/pmmcc>
Web: http://arts.uottawa.ca/communication/en/people/mccurdy-patrick
Phone: +1(613)562-5800 ext. 2728
Office: Desmarais #11118
*From:*Patrick McCurdy
*Sent:* November-15-18 1:52 PM
*To:* '(petrocultures /at/ mailman.srv.ualberta.ca)'
<(petrocultures /at/ mailman.srv.ualberta.ca)
<mailto:(petrocultures /at/ mailman.srv.ualberta.ca)>>
*Subject:* Book Release – 'The Beast': Making a Living on a Dying Planet
- Expanded Digital Version
Hi Everyone,
I’m excited to announce the today the Digital Press at the University of
North Dakota published the expanded, digital and *_FREE _*version of my
graphic novel “The Beast': Making a Living on a Dying Planet”. You can
download the comic for free on their website:
https://thedigitalpress.org/2018/11/15/book-release-the-beast-making-a-living-on-a-dying-planet/
I commissioned and helped develop ‘The Beast’ as tool to explore the
tropes in the tar/oil sands debate, evoke conversations and teach
aspects of environmental communication. /T/he Beast// takes a critical
look at the media war over the tar/oil sands debate and the endless
struggle for the public’s imagination. The comic seeks to stoke a public
debate on the incessant role of public relations campaigns on shaping
the public perception of the tar/oil sands. These campaigns discourage
thoughtful and nuanced discussion of the cost of tar/oil sans and,
instead, for the public is forced to “pick sides”: the environment or
the economy; protestors or industry; live with or without oil.
The graphic novel tells the story of two college grads, Callum and Mary,
who find themselves negotiating a muddy path between environmental
activism and having to live and work in a world driven by the
resource-extractive industry.
The Expanded Digital Version includes the original published comic as
well as four new critical essays by Patrick McCurdy (uOttawa), Kyle
Conway (uOttawa), Tommy Wall (Carleton) and Chris Russill (Carleton),
and Benjamin Woo (Carleton) along with an interview with Hugh Goldring
and Patrick McCurdy.
This digital academic edition brings together a collection of scholarly
essays intended to further conversation and reflection about how energy
resources and environmental resources are talked about and understood.
While the comic focuses on Alberta’s oil sands, /The Beast/ addresses
issues which are equally relevant to the oil fields of Texas and
California to the Bakken shale which sees how these energy sources and
the future of these resources are framed in the media matter.
The newly released /The Beast/ is available for free as a download at
https://thedigitalpress.org/thebeast
For more information or questions about the comic feel free to email me
at (pmccurdy /at/ uottawa.ca) <mailto:(pmccurdy /at/ uottawa.ca)> or connect with me
on Twitter: @pmmcc <https://twitter.com/pmmcc>
-------------------------------------------------
Patrick McCurdy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor / Professeur agrégé
Department of Communication / Département de communication
University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
Twitter: @pmmcc <https://twitter.com/pmmcc>
Web: http://arts.uottawa.ca/communication/en/people/mccurdy-patrick
Phone: +1(613)562-5800 ext. 2728
Office: Desmarais #11118
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