Drawing upon motifs of death, mass extinction, and predictions of chaos and collapse, the UK-based Extinction Rebellion (XR) demarcates itself as a different kind of environmental movement precisely because it “tells the truth” (in XR’s own words) about the climate crisis during a time of supposed false hope, denial, and delusion. In this paper, I analyze – through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) – how XR’s postnatural visions shape (and limit) the movement’s demands and proposals for change. My analysis reveals how XR’s calls for action are guided by a sense of loss and mourning for a future after nature’s end that are embedded with nostalgic undercurrents of a very particular mode of green nationalism. The potential exclusions and limitations of XR’s green nationalism are explored in this paper.

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“希望破灭——行动开始”

总部位于英国的灭绝叛乱 (XR) 以死亡、大规模灭绝以及对混乱和崩溃的预测为主题，将自己定位为一种不同类型的环境运动，正是因为它“讲述了真相”（用 XR 自己的话来说）在一个被认为是虚假希望、否认和错觉的时代，气候危机正在发生。在本文中，我通过批判性话语分析 (CDA) 来分析 XR 的后自然愿景如何塑造（和限制）该运动的变革要求和建议。我的分析揭示了 XR 的行动呼吁是如何受到一种失落感和对自然终结后未来的哀悼的引导，而这种感觉又嵌入了一种非常特殊的绿色民族主义模式的怀旧暗流。本文探讨了 XR 绿色民族主义的潜在排除和限制。