About this issue
A picture is worth a thousand words—no less so when it depicts the natural environment. Pictures have played a prominent role in environmental discussions for years; iconic images, cartoons, and photographs have been purposefully employed to influence public opinion and advance political discussion. The phrase “eco-images” is frequently used to categorize the visual material used as a strategic tool in environmental campaigns. Taking a closer look at the history of eco-images and their influence in current debates, this issue of RCC Perspectives analyzes the role of visual material in shaping environmental discourses.
How to cite: Parak, Gisela (ed.), “Eco-Images: Historical Views and Political Strategies,” RCC Perspectives 2013, no 1. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/5601.
Content
- Introduction by Gisela Parak
- Sierra Club Photography and the Exclusive Property of Vision by Robin Kelsey
- Imagining Indians and Revisiting Reclamation Debates by Erika Bsumek
- Advertising the Environmental Movement: Vickers and Benson’s Branding of Pollution Probe by Ryan O’Connor
- “Our Only World”—An American Vision by Gisela Parak
- The Contribution of Cartoonists to Environmental Debates in Nigeria: The Koko Toxic-Waste-Dumping Incident by Oluwafemi Alexander Ladapo
- Eco-Images and Environmental Activism: A Sociosemiotic Analysis by Paolo Peverini
