Abstract
‘Don't Look Up’ makes no direct reference to climate change, yet functions as a climate communication film, satirising political and societal responses to the scientific evidence of climate change and to the lack of concerted global climate action. As a popular cultural story of climate inaction, ‘Don't Look Up’ importantly critiques existing values of late-capitalism in the form of speculative techno-fixes, extractive capitalism and celebrity commodity culture. Yet as a mainstream Hollywood film, it privileges global north perspectives. More diverse stories that go beyond apocalyptic imageries are required to more clearly centre climate justice within popular cultural imaginaries.
Original language | English |
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Article number | C02 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | JCOM: Journal of Science Communication |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2022 |
Keywords
- Climate change
- climate communication
- Celebrity Culture
- popular culture
- climate justice
- visual communication
- speculative fiction