«Jeg er redd for fremtiden»
Unge, bekymrede stemmer i klimadebatten
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https://doi.org/10.15845/bells.v13i1.3717Keywords:
klimaangst, retorikk, klimabekymring, fryktappell, climate worry, climate anxiety, youth, rhetoric, pathosAbstract
Sammendrag
Mange unge er bekymret for klimaendringene. Her undersøker jeg innholdet i denne bekymringen, som uttrykt i debattartikler skrevet av ungdom til Aftenposten mellom 2016-2021. Min analytiske tilgang til disse tekstene er retorisk, noe som innebærer at jeg undersøker hvordan følelsene uttrykkes, begrunnes og inviterer en bestemt respons. Jeg finner at skribentenes uro enten uttrykkes som en generell bekymring for menneskeheten i en fjern fremtid eller en konkret bekymring for skribentenes egen fremtid. Uroen begrunnes i kunnskap om situasjonens alvor og opplevelsen av de ansvarlige gjør lite for å løse problemene. De fleste følelsesuttrykkene har en deliberativ orientering: De inviterer publikum til å handle for å løse problemet. Mange har også en epideiktisk orientering: De inviterer publikum til å bekrefte verdiene skribentene promoterer. I enkelte innlegg har imidlertid følelsesuttrykkene en privat orientering og en performativ funksjon: De henleder publikums oppmerksomhet mot skribenten og skribentens følelser, heller enn mot situasjonen som adresseres.
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In this paper, I examine the content of young Norwegians’ climate concerns, as expressed in debate articles written by young people between 2016-2021. Using rhetorical analysis, I explore how the youth articulate and justify their worry and how these articulations invite specific responses. The young writers’ climate concern is either articulated as a general concern for humanity’s survival in a distant future or a concrete concern for the youths’ own and temporally close future due to political inaction to act upon climate change. The articulation of worry is primarily characterised by deliberative and epideictic rhetoric, as the audience is invited to act upon the problem addressed and confirm the values promoted by the youth. However, in some articles, the articulation of worry primarily draws the audience’s attention to the young writers’ personal emotions rather than the situation addressed.
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