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Climate Change in an Amazon Town: Media and Environmental Perceptions in Ever-Rising Waters
by Sam Schramski
Visiting Postdoctoral Schola, Federal University of Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil
Dr. Schramski presented findings on his work on climate change perceptions among rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon. He focused on the relationship between the role of news media as a national purveyor of information in the context of limited regional media outlets, as well as the lived experiences of individuals with whom he conducted research. Exploratory in nature, this talk expanded upon frameworks discussed in media theory and policy formation. Schramski shed new light on how we discuss climate change, particularly variability, in highly dynamic systems.
