Storied experiences of the Havelock North drinking water crisis: A case for a ‘narrative green victimology’

Froideville, Sarah Monod de

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“…We are not the first to identify silencing with regard to harms associated with 2,4,5-T (see for example Ninnes, 2004;Wildblood-Crawford, 2008). Nor are we the first to identify the NZ government's participation in "dark arts of mass persuasion" (Vallée, 2021, p. 390) with respect to agrochemicals and other environmental issues (see for example, Hager & Burton, 1999;Hendy, 2016;Joy, 2021;Louisson, 2021;Monod de Froideville, 2022;Wilson & Horrocks, 2008). We are, however, the first to trace silencing in official discourses regarding the problem of TCDD emissions, to consider it integral to the development of a case of historical pollution, and to argue that the evidence of silencing upends the 'findings' used to suggest that there was no harm done.…”

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Silencing Paritutu

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2023

Crime Law Soc Change

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This paper exposes the New Zealand (NZ) government’s longstanding campaign to silence evidence of health impacts from dioxin-containing emissions during the production of the herbicide 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) in New Plymouth in the 1960s. Our analysis of official documentation and related literature between 1960–2005 reveals a series of investigations engaging various silencing mechanisms that have culminated in a case of historical pollution. By doing so, they have intensified the acute injuries, chronic disease and multigenerational impacts stemming from the emissions, while discounting the lived experiences of suffering. We argue that silencing be seen as an epistemic violence that is intertwined with, but stands in evidence of, actions to ignore and deny harms that could be utilized in securing the long overdue acknowledgement and appropriate assistance for the Paritutu community.

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Silencing Paritutu

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2023

Crime Law Soc Change

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“…Emma, Lucas and Jack had all been motivated to join an environmental group as an antidote to anxiety. Liam commented that "You stop being a victim when you start taking action" echoing the acknowledgement by victimologists that regaining agency and sovereignty over one's life-course is what characterises a 'survivor' (Monod de Froideville, 2021;Pemberton et al, 2019). The success of fossil fuel oil industry campaigns at pushing personal responsibility for climate mitigation has delivered a 'double whammy' to this generation of young people; not only having to deal with the consequences of catastrophic fossil fuel-induced climate change but the guilt and anxiety of personal responsibility for contributing to it by the thermo-industrial lifestyle they were born into.…”

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Fighting Back: Youth and Climate Change Resistance in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Myers¹

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<p>Young people’s climate change protests in Aotearoa have been reported in the media but little is known about their personal experiences of resistance or the climate justice they seek. This study of a cohort of rangatahi engaged in a range of climate change resistance from environmental restoration to standing for political office addresses that gap in the research. Young climate activists are often portrayed as angry and bitter at older generations for failing to address climate change and bequeathing them a dangerous and uncertain future. This research finds however that these young people do not blame older generations for the climate crisis and have no time for intergenerational squabbles. They lay the blame squarely at the feet of the fossil fuel industry and its enablers and believe that the strength needed to fight the climate crisis comes from all generations collaborating to challenge the hegemony of the ‘Big Oil’ and big business dominated power structure that enables the despoiling of the environment and the exploitation of peoples. They seek structural reform to deliver equitable outcomes for all; climate justice for these rangatahi is social justice. This research argues that their voices should be prioritised in the policy debates and decisions that will determine the future they will have to endure but many of the policy makers will not.</p>

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“…Environmental victimisation is a key point of consideration as numerous scholars (e.g. Monod de Froideville, 2021;Hall, 2017;Spencer & Fitzgerald, 2013;White, 2011) have highlighted a need for the continued exploration of the experiences of environmental victims.…”

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The Instascams Of Big Candy: Greenwashing, Corporate Harm & Fraudulent Ethical Narratives

Gerrard¹

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<p>Corporate social media plays a key role in obfuscating and distracting from environmental crimes perpetrated against people, animals, and the environment by corporations. A prime example of this is the chocolate industry which has continued to expand at a rapid rate despite a slew of well-documented crimes, in part due to narratives that present chocolate as an environmentally friendly, socially responsible, welfare-friendly, and nutritious consumer good. In response, this thesis will explore how the chocolate companies Mars, Nestlé, and Whittakers use ethical content in their Instagram content to construct particular narratives. It does this by employing a quantitative content analysis to quantify how frequently ethical elements are utilized, and a qualitative thematic analysis to identify and analyse the themes and narratives present within these texts. In exploring these issues this thesis employs a theoretical framework of green criminology, green-cultural criminology, and a critical perspective of food crime. It also draws extensively from the existing literature on greenwashing, media narratives, and corporate harm. Major findings include the identification of 20 different ethical elements across chocolate companies' Instagram content, with a notable predominance of ‘environmental image’ and ‘animal welfare image’, both of which were commonly used by Mars, Nestlé, and Whittakers. Other significant findings include the identification of 13 themes and 17 instances of suspected or confirmed greenwashing - seven from Mars, six from Nestlé, and four from Whittakers. These results demonstrate the use of greenwashing across the confectionary sector. Overall these findings suggest that the victimization of the environment, farmers, animals, and consumers are obscured by social media which disguises and distracts from brands’ real actions. Results also suggest that greenwashing is going under-regulated - a process facilitated by the increasing sophistication of greenwash, state interests, neoliberal market forces, and the geographic distance between consumers and environmental victims.</p>

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Storied experiences of the Havelock North drinking water crisis: A case for a ‘narrative green victimology’

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Silencing Paritutu

Silencing Paritutu

Fighting Back: Youth and Climate Change Resistance in Aotearoa/New Zealand

The Instascams Of Big Candy: Greenwashing, Corporate Harm & Fraudulent Ethical Narratives

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