Date Approved
2020
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department or School
Communication, Media and Theatre Arts
Committee Member
Nick Romerhausen, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Dennis O’Grady, Ph. D.
Committee Member
Raymond Quiel, Ph. D.
Abstract
As conditions for the global environment continue to degrade and the climate crisis deepens, wilderness and protected areas (PAs) serve as a bulwark for sustainability goals. As much of the protections and strengths of PAs stem from the public’s opinion of them, this research seeks to further understand the communicative underpinnings of PAs. Utilizing autoethnography and applying it to a rhetorical framework, this study explores the constitutive qualities narrative in conjunction with the wilderness can possess. The results offer suggestions for future communication scholars and advocates to employ while discussing and communicating about the wilderness.
Recommended Citation
Reimer, Isaac S., "Narrative of the wild: An autoethnographic exploration of protected areas within the United States of America" (2020). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 1029.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/1029