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DOI	10.3389/fcomm.2023.1265466
	My goal is to make sustainability mainstream: emerging visual narratives on the environmental crisis on Instagram
	San Cornelio, Gemma; Martorell, Sandra; Ardevol, Elisenda
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2297-900X
起始页码	8
卷号	8
英文摘要	IntroductionIn the face of the current climate crisis, environmental communication can contribute to providing new frames of understanding and promoting social change and positive citizen action. Through social media, on platforms like Instagram, concerned citizens embrace environmental communication activism ultimately reshaping the narratives regarding the climate crisis. These individuals, who we identify as both activists and environmental influencers, are challenging the established media narratives with their posts and stories, thus offering alternative narratives. Accordingly, this paper aims to elaborate an incipient characterization of a communicative agenda that includes the emerging elements of these visual narratives in social media as potentially able to engage citizens to take action in their ordinary lives.MethodsOur research draws on a qualitative methodological approach, based on: (1) a digital ethnography carried out on 60 Instagram accounts devoted to the dissemination of environmental concerns and contents, (2) a visual narrative analysis of 281 selected posts of the previous accounts, and (3) 14 in-depth interviews conducted with digital activists.ResultsWe have identified the main traits of these emerging visual narratives: the use of positive visuals and content; first-person accounts highlighting the small actions and achievements (propositive narratives) that can be carried out in our daily lives; and/or the use of memes, humor, and other elements of popular culture to make the environmental cause mainstream.DiscussionThe study underscores a notable divergence between established environmental narratives and those curated by eco-influencers on social media. These influencers strategically leverage emotionally resonant, positive visual narratives, departing from fear-inducing content. They emphasize individual actions and solutions rather than collective interventions, personalizing the climate crisis. Additionally, their narratives engage in a nuanced dialogue with nature and integrate popular culture, humor, and memes to effectively reach diverse audiences. This shift reflects a broader cultural change in communication strategies, signaling a novel approach to mobilize audiences toward environmental engagement.
英文关键词	environmentalism; influencer; Instagram; narratives; climate change; social media; activism
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Communication
WOS类目	Communication
WOS记录号	WOS:001142805200001
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN COMMUNICATION
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/291083
作者单位	UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Universitat Politecnica de Valencia; UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	San Cornelio, Gemma,Martorell, Sandra,Ardevol, Elisenda. My goal is to make sustainability mainstream: emerging visual narratives on the environmental crisis on Instagram[J],2024,8.
APA	San Cornelio, Gemma,Martorell, Sandra,&Ardevol, Elisenda.(2024).My goal is to make sustainability mainstream: emerging visual narratives on the environmental crisis on Instagram.FRONTIERS IN COMMUNICATION,8.
MLA	San Cornelio, Gemma,et al."My goal is to make sustainability mainstream: emerging visual narratives on the environmental crisis on Instagram".FRONTIERS IN COMMUNICATION 8(2024).