Environmental Discourse Analysis: Fear Expressions in Moroccan Eco-documentary

Mliless, Mohamed

ISBN 10: 6200530564 / ISBN 13: 9786200530561

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental Discourse Analysis: Fear Expressions in Moroccan Eco-documentary
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6200530564
• ISBN 13: 9786200530561
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Eco-documentary, a cinematographic genre on the environment, is a media construct meant to raise environmental awareness. It exposes environmental crises and attempts to present solutions for their degradation. This book analyzes patterns of 'fear' and 'threat' in a Moroccan Eco-documentary by Amouddou production agency on the degradation of a lagoon in the North East of Morocco. In line with Witte’s et al. (1996) model of 'perceived severity' and 'perceived susceptibility', and within the framework of Eco- linguistics, the book examines linguistic patterns of 'fear' and 'threat' to reinforce the argumentative process in stories and testimonies of actors. Finally, the book provides some recommendations for eco-documentary producers, institutional organs, and future research to examine unexplored facets of eco-documentaries that document damages and exploitation of the environment.