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12 Angry Alaskans: Re-Examining the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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The Battle for Narrative: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

This chapter explores the contentious narrative of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, focusing on the conflict between local Alaskans and the oil industry over storytelling ownership. It examines the role of a jury in determining Exxon's consequences, questioning the rationality of such jurors amidst the personal and societal fallout from the 1989 disaster.

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