Analysis of Environmental Documentaries on Netflix in terms of Environmental Discourses

Authors : Mertcan Mutlu

Pages : 45-68

Doi:10.17680/erciyesiletisim.1609885

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Publication Date : 2025-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to analyze the environmental discourses in environment-themed documentaries available on the Netflix platform. In this article, seven documentaries were examined through discourse analysis, and the discourses present in these documentaries were identified. According to the analysis, three main discourses were found: the Ecosystem Discourse, the Arcadian Discourse and Environmental Justice Discourse. In Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, it is emphasized that organizations claiming to protect nature disregard scientific data. Kiss the Ground focuses on human-induced environmental degradation and efforts to address environmental issues. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet indicates that humanity has already exceeded the critical thresholds for sustaining life on Earth. In David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, attention is drawn to the fact that the planet can exist independently of humans. The Bubble: A Reef Revived underlines the perfection of the world’s micro-level systems. Brave Blue World illustrates the global water crisis and explains how its effects differ based on socio-economic statuses. Lastly, Youth v Gov focuses on the varying impacts of the global climate crisis across different regions.
Keywords : Çevre sosyolojisi, Ekosistem söylemi, Arkadyan söylem, Çevresel Adalet söylemi, Belgesel, Netflix.

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