Presentation
The Radical Potential of Public Hearings: A Rhetorical Assessment of Resistance and Indecorous Voice in Public Participation Processes
Iowa State University Summer Symposium on Science Communication
Editor
Jean Goodwin
Proceedings Title
Confronting the Challenges of Public Participation in Environmental, Planning, and Health Decision-Making
Disciplines
Description
Little scholarship in environmental communication has considered the intersections between public participation and social movement. We fill this gap by discussing how public participation process can become sites of radical politics when publics employ disruptive or improper tactics, known as indecorous voice. Indecorum can be used to sustain protest matters beyond official forums, engage multiple audiences, and forge new identities among publics. We demonstrate the utility of indecorum through two case studies: Love Canal, NY where residents combat exposure to toxic chemicals, and Salt Lake City, UT, where publics challenge industrial expansion in a fight for clean air.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/sciencecommunication-180809-6
Citation Information
Kathleen P. Hunt, Nicholas Paliewicz and Danielle Endres. "The Radical Potential of Public Hearings: A Rhetorical Assessment of Resistance and Indecorous Voice in Public Participation Processes" (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kathleen-hunt/11/