Troubling spaces: Ecological risk,narrative framing,and emotional engagement in The Age of Stupid |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland;2. Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material-und Küstenforschung GmbH, Germany;3. Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Sweden;4. Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Germany;5. Maritime Institute in Gdańsk, Poland;6. Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;7. University of Gdańsk, Poland;1. Ostfold University College, Postboks 700, Halden, 1757, Norway;2. University of East London, University Way, London, E16 2RD, United Kingdom;3. Middlesex University London, Middlesex University Hendon Campus, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, United Kingdom;4. London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, United Kingdom;5. 15 King Edward The Third Mews, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4QH, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Franny Armstrong’s The Age of Stupid (2009) presents itself as a documentary about ecological risk and environmental injustice in different geographical regions, while at the same time appealing strongly to our emotions by showing us something we are not yet able to see: the possibly catastrophic future consequences of our present behavior. Through the use of spatial and temporal framing, Armstrong creates a strong cognitive and affective link between the documentation of current social and environmental practices and the imagination of future ecological devastation. Drawing on the pioneering work of cognitive film theorists and other scholars interested in the emotional appeal of non-fiction film, I investigate how The Age of Stupid mediates threatened ecological spaces and associated environmental risks in order to provoke strong affective and cognitive responses from viewers and, ideally, move them to action. |
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