When normality fails: Discursive reactions to disaster

Shocks from disasters challenge the normality of everyday life. Emotional and political reactions include anxiety and blame, but these must come together with knowledge through shared discourse to formulate responses, often immediate. The study draws on a phenomenological analysis of personal experi...

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Main Author: Richard Mohr
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Language:English
Spanish
Basque
French
Portuguese
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2022
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f8788bc2d8a54a45a8df883bb1c4371d 2023-05-15T16:17:03+02:00 When normality fails: Discursive reactions to disaster Richard Mohr 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/f8788bc2d8a54a45a8df883bb1c4371d EN ES EU FR PT eng spa baq fre por Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1361 https://doaj.org/toc/2079-5971 2079-5971 https://doaj.org/article/f8788bc2d8a54a45a8df883bb1c4371d Oñati Socio-Legal Series, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 689-708 (2022) disasters epistemology discourse canguilhem disruption desastres epistemología discurso perturbación Social legislation K7585-7595 article 2022 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:50:05Z Shocks from disasters challenge the normality of everyday life. Emotional and political reactions include anxiety and blame, but these must come together with knowledge through shared discourse to formulate responses, often immediate. The study draws on a phenomenological analysis of personal experience and discursive reactions to fires and the pandemic. It is informed by ethical and social approaches to epistemology and discourse, drawing on sociology of knowledge and studies of rhetoric. From this it is concluded that facts are agreed elements for debate, as in the legal tradition, rather than guarantees of certainty. Knowledge relevant to disaster discourse arises through shared experience and robust communicative institutions, from the local to the scientific, and including the wisdom of First Nations. Disasters are uncanny because they defy everyday know-how. In disrupting the relationship of people to their milieu, they require a new accommodation among and between human and non-human actors. Los impactos de las catástrofes desafían la normalidad de la vida cotidiana. Las reacciones emocionales y políticas incluyen la ansiedad y la culpa, pero éstas deben unirse al conocimiento a través del discurso compartido para formular respuestas, a menudo inmediatas. Este estudio se basa en un análisis fenomenológico de la experiencia personal y de las reacciones discursivas ante los incendios y la pandemia. Se basa en enfoques éticos y sociales de la epistemología y el discurso, recurriendo a la sociología del conocimiento y a los estudios de retórica. De ello se concluye que los hechos son elementos consensuados para el debate, como en la tradición jurídica, más que garantías de certeza. El conocimiento relevante para el discurso de las catástrofes surge a través de la experiencia compartida y de instituciones comunicativas sólidas, desde lo local hasta lo científico, pasando por la sabiduría de las Primeras Naciones. Las catástrofes son insólitas porque desafían el saber cotidiano. Al trastornar la relación de las ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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Spanish
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topic disasters
epistemology
discourse
canguilhem
disruption
desastres
epistemología
discurso
perturbación
Social legislation
K7585-7595
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When normality fails: Discursive reactions to disaster
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epistemology
discourse
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disruption
desastres
epistemología
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perturbación
Social legislation
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description Shocks from disasters challenge the normality of everyday life. Emotional and political reactions include anxiety and blame, but these must come together with knowledge through shared discourse to formulate responses, often immediate. The study draws on a phenomenological analysis of personal experience and discursive reactions to fires and the pandemic. It is informed by ethical and social approaches to epistemology and discourse, drawing on sociology of knowledge and studies of rhetoric. From this it is concluded that facts are agreed elements for debate, as in the legal tradition, rather than guarantees of certainty. Knowledge relevant to disaster discourse arises through shared experience and robust communicative institutions, from the local to the scientific, and including the wisdom of First Nations. Disasters are uncanny because they defy everyday know-how. In disrupting the relationship of people to their milieu, they require a new accommodation among and between human and non-human actors. Los impactos de las catástrofes desafían la normalidad de la vida cotidiana. Las reacciones emocionales y políticas incluyen la ansiedad y la culpa, pero éstas deben unirse al conocimiento a través del discurso compartido para formular respuestas, a menudo inmediatas. Este estudio se basa en un análisis fenomenológico de la experiencia personal y de las reacciones discursivas ante los incendios y la pandemia. Se basa en enfoques éticos y sociales de la epistemología y el discurso, recurriendo a la sociología del conocimiento y a los estudios de retórica. De ello se concluye que los hechos son elementos consensuados para el debate, como en la tradición jurídica, más que garantías de certeza. El conocimiento relevante para el discurso de las catástrofes surge a través de la experiencia compartida y de instituciones comunicativas sólidas, desde lo local hasta lo científico, pasando por la sabiduría de las Primeras Naciones. Las catástrofes son insólitas porque desafían el saber cotidiano. Al trastornar la relación de las ...
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