Researcher(s):
Sara Goldstein
ENVS course(s): 350 Initiated: April 2016 Completed: April 2016 Go to project site
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Tensions run high in Douglas County, an area where the natural-resource dependent economy has created immense conflict between loggers and environmentalists. Stemming from a complex history of land management, property ownership, and environmental preservation, these disputes result in immense divides over strategies for conservation/management. Powerful stigmas between interest groups and individuals shape how locals relate to their community and surrounding environment.
For this project I seek to examine the various definitions and discursive depictions of environmentalists and environmentalism. Specifically in Roseburg, I look to understand how locals depict and define environmentalists /environmentalism, and what these perceptions signify about Douglas County’s historical conflict over forests. Using narrative and text analysis of interviews and published literature I emphasize distinct narratives and values heirarchies within the Roseburg community.