Disputation i medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
Sol Agin försvarar sin doktorsavhandling i medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, "Communicating climate action: Combining action repertoires and linguistic repertoires in social movement message construction"
Doktorsavhandling Agin 2022:18
Nedan följer en kort beskrivning av innehållet (ur baksidestexten):
There is a common saying that actions speak louder than words, that what a person does is more telling than what they are saying. But it is also frequently pointed out that the pen is mightier than the sword. So, when to use the pen? And when to use the sword?
This doctoral compilation thesis investigates the interconnectedness of words and actions in relation to social movement messages and climate change communication; what the pen and the sword can create if aligned. Together words and actions are part of a larger message whole. To explain this, the thesis introduces the theoretical concept of the Communicative Action Repertoire (CAR). Communications and actions that align with each other are seen by members of the public as coming from a more trustworthy and more knowledgeable source. In general, communication aligned with a conventional CAR will inspire communicative action on the part of recipients inclined to take action, while communication aligned with a disruptive CAR will inspire direct action. Thus, where message recipients must construct a cohesive mental model of an abstract and complex issue, like the climate crisis, CAR alignment provides a map for practitioners and scholars alike to analyse and structure cohesive messages that minimise potential cognitive dissonance.
Händelsen är öppen för allmänheten.
Medverkande
- Ulrika Olausson, opponent, professor, Högskolan i Jönköping
- Anna Roosvall, betygsnämnd, professor, Stockholms universitet
- Risto Kunelius, betygsnämnd, professor, University of Helsinki
- Majken Jul Sørensen, betygsnämnd, docent, Karlstads universitet
Upplysningar
- Åsa Nilsson
Telefon 076 101 2327
E-post asa.nilsson@kau.se