Katrina: ideology and representation of a natural disaster
This article examines representations and ideology as integral parts of the creation ofa natural disaster through an analysis of hurricane Katrina. Disasters are illustrativeof the normal socio-cultural order as much as a disruption. The article analyzesthe connections between neoliberal policies an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/51137 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/sociales/article/view/51137 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | NATURAL DISASTERS HURRICANE KATRINA NEOLIBERALISM IDEOLOGY REPRESENTATION DESASTRES NATURALES HURACÁN KATRINA NEOLIBERALISMO IDEOLOGÍA REPRESENTACIONES |
| Sumario: | This article examines representations and ideology as integral parts of the creation ofa natural disaster through an analysis of hurricane Katrina. Disasters are illustrativeof the normal socio-cultural order as much as a disruption. The article analyzesthe connections between neoliberal policies and ideologies and the production ofvulnerability before the hurricane and representations and responses after it. Culturalvalues are encoded in neoliberal ideology and shaped people’s experiences andreactions to the hurricane. |
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