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This thesis aims to explore how conditions of the climate crisis lead to the resurgence of the eco-martyr concept and its consequences for environmental activism.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Environmental Martyrdom: Re-Imagining the Posthumous Icon

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This thesis aims to explore how conditions of the climate crisis lead to the resurgence of the eco-martyr concept and its consequences for environmental activism.
Analysis of related scholarship and new media
Examination of the role of social media in eco-martyrdom
Creation of a supplemental website as a repository for sources
The increase in activist murders and suicides heightens the eco-martyr's influence in public consciousness.
Characterization of environmental activists is distorted through the lens of martyrdom and societal fear.
The presence of the witness in modern martyrdom is facilitated by social media, shaping the future of environmental activism.

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Thesis analyzes the re-emergence of eco-martyrs and their impact on environmental activism.

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Talia Garrido (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc730dee9eb8c0dce810b https://doi.org/10.6082/4tf4h-4eg44

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Environmental Martyrdom: Re-Imagining the Posthumous Icon

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