Films at the fault line of 'deep' and 'bright' greens in the environmental movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2356103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Selina Gallo-Cruz (College of the Holy Cross), Selina Gallo‐cruz (College of the Holy Cross, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 745-756 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02685809211057482 |
| OpenAlex | W3217100940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article, I review two films challenging the technological solutions and assumptions of 'bright green' environmentalism, Planet of the Humans and Bright Green Lies. I explain the ways these films showcase a 'deep green' challenge to what is charged as magical thinking in proposals for renewable energy transition. I summarize how filmmakers explore evidence that calls into question the potential for new forms of industrial expansion to save a biome in crisis. I consider the arguments raised in each film surrounding biological limits to extraction and growth. And I discuss the importance and value of exposing students to strong counter arguments to paradigmatic proposals for energy transition in a way that invokes a critical discussion of knowledge production and application
Aesthetics · Biome · Ecosystem · Environmental ethics · Environmentalism · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Renewable energy · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Law · Philosophy · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |