The Story of My Face: How Environmental Stewards Perceive Stigmatization (Re)produced By Discourse

The story of my face intertwines concepts of social semiotics and discourse analysis to explore how a simple type of printed media (flyer) can generate stigmatization of informal recyclers, known as binners in Western Canada. Every day, media exposes humans to signifiers (e.g., words, photographs, c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jutta Gutberlet, Bruno de Oliveira Jayme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/11/3339/