Remembering Earth Day: The Struggle over Public Memory in Virtual Spaces

Remembering Earth Day: The Struggle over Public Memory in Virtual Spaces

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Main Author: Damman, Jessica
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:
Communication
Earth Day
Public Memory
Environmental Communication
Constitutive Rhetoric
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307320285
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13073202852021-08-03T06:14:49Z Remembering Earth Day: The Struggle over Public Memory in Virtual Spaces Damman, Jessica Communication Earth Day Public Memory Environmental Communication Constitutive Rhetoric Over the past forty years, individuals and groups have remembered Earth Day in various ways. This thesis project focuses on the public memory of Earth Day, seeking to understand how different groups have promoted particular pasts for present interests. Public memory scholars broadly define public memory as the reconstitution of particular memories in order to meet the goals and interests of the present and the future. The memories crafted by two broad groups on the Internet are analyzed: official instances of public memory from government organizations and vernacular instances of public memory from environmentalist groups. This project argues that a historical account of Earth Day set in a scene of visible pollution with the need for institutional actors and actions was employed by official and vernacular memories in order to meet their particular interests. The analysis highlights that official memory used the historical account of Earth Day to shift the locus of responsibility for continued environmental change to individuals who are constituted as consumers. Vernacular memory attempts to subvert official memory by creating an activist subject position where individuals can hold institutions accountable for environmental injustices. As different needs and desires arise for the public memory of Earth Day, various groups have refashioned the messages of Earth Day to meet their evolving needs and desires. 2011-08-04 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307320285 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307320285 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic Communication
Earth Day
Public Memory
Environmental Communication
Constitutive Rhetoric
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Earth Day
Public Memory
Environmental Communication
Constitutive Rhetoric
Damman, Jessica
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