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Klima, apokalypse og en topos om sted

Published:2013-04-01 Issue:63 Volume:17 Page:39-53
ISSN:2002-7974
Container-title:Rhetorica Scandinavica
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Author:

Nielsen Esben Bjerggaard

Abstract

The climate change debate abounds with predictions of the future and catastrophes waiting to happen. Al Gore, for instance, uses an apocalyptic narrative in his rhetoric about climate change. To this type of rhetoric time is an important topos. The author demonstrates how a shift to a topos of place changes the classic apocalyptic narrative and creates the potential for a greater sense of presence regarding climate change. As an example stories from the website Facetheclimate.org about already existing “climate hotspots” will be analysed. The article can be seen as a step towards a theoretical description of a secular apocalyptic rhetoric. Keywords Climate change debate; Apocalypse; Place; Topoi; Social Justice

Publisher

Retorikforlaget AB

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