Ecocinema, Media, and the Environment

  The term “externality” comes from economics and refers to “an economic choice or action by one actor that affects the welfare of others wh...

  Although many would argue that all texts, including documentaries, are inherently rhetorical, since they address an audience from a partic...

  For a working adult in Illinois, an hourly wage of at least $8.57/hour was necessary in 2002 to earn the $1508 per month (with 176 hours ...

  Much of our research explores films associated with our basic needs (air, water, food, clothing, shelter, and energy), and the everyday ec...

    More importantly, in  Dead Ahead  Iarossi revealed that Exxon knew about Hazelwood’s drinking problem but allowed him to continue as cap...

  From its opening scenes showing Captain Joseph Hazelwood’s (Jackson Davies) absence from the bridge because of alcohol abuse to its drama...

  Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster   focuses primarily on the reasons behind both the spill and its slow cleanup, however, rather than ...