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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

Edited By

David R. Gruber

,

Lynda C. Olman

Copyright Year 2020



ISBN 9781032475042
Published January 21, 2023 by Routledge
444 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
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Book Description

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science provides a state-of-the-art volume on the language of scientific processes and communications. This book offers comprehensive coverage of socio-cultural approaches to science, as well as analysing new theoretical developments and incorporating discussions about future directions within the field. Featuring original contributions from an international range of renowned scholars, as well as academics at the forefront of innovative research, this handbook:









  • identifies common objects of inquiry across the areas of rhetoric, sociolinguistics, communication studies, science and technology studies, and public understanding of science;






  • covers the four key themes of power, pedagogy, public engagement, and materiality in relation to the study of scientific language and its development;






  • uses qualitative and quantitative approaches to demonstrate how humanities and social science scholars can go about studying science;






  • details the meaning and purpose of socio-cultural approaches to science, including the impact of new media technologies;






  • analyses the history of the field and how it positions itself in relation to other areas of study.






Ushering the study of language and science toward a more interdisciplinary, diverse, communal and ecological future, The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in this area.

Table of Contents

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List of contributors





Introduction



PART I: History and Development of Language and Science







  1. Language and Science from a Rhetorical Perspective


  2. Social semiotic approaches to language in science: A history of engagement with language & science






  3. Public Understanding Of Science: Popularisation, Perceptions and Publics






  4. Science, journalism, and the language of (un)certainty: A review of science journalists’ use of language in reports on science


  5. Language and Science in Science and Technology Studies




    6. PART II: Language and Power





  6. Language, Power and Public Engagement in Science






  7. Rhetoric’s Materialist Traditions and the Shifting Terrain of Economic Agency






  8. Accounting for ‘Genetics’ and ‘Race’ Requires a Use-Focused Theory of Language


  9. Encomium of the Harlot, or, a Rhetoric of Refusal






  10. Gender and the Language of Science: The Case of CRISPR




    11. PART III: Language and Pedagogy





  11. Rhetorical Invention and Visual Rhetoric: Toward a Multimodal Pedagogy Of Scientific Writing






  12. Use of Personal Pronouns in Science Laboratory Reports






  13. Dialogic Approaches to Supporting Argumentation in the Elementary Science Classroom






  14. The 'objective truths' of the classroom: Using Foucault and discourse analysis to unpack structuring concepts in science and mathematics education






  15. Iterative language pedagogy for science writing: Discovering the language of Architectural Engineering




    16. PART IV: Language and Materiality



  16. Of Matter And Money: Material-Semiotic Methods For The Study Of Science And Language


  17. Anatomical Presencing:Visualisation, Model-Making, & Embodied Interaction in a Language Rich Space






  18. Narrative, Drama, and Science communication


  19. Language, Materiality, and Emotions in Science Learning Settings


  20. The Materialist Rhetoric about SARS Sequelae in China: Networked Risk Communication, Social Justice, and Immaterial Labor




    21. PART V: Language and Public Engagement





  21. Exploring Public Engagement in Environmental Rhetoric






  22. Heuristics for Communicating Science, Risk, and Crisis: Encouraging Guided Inquiry in Challenging Rhetorical Situations






  23. When Expertises Clash: (Topic) Modeling Stasis about Complex Issues Across Large Discursive Corpora


  24. Blasting for Science: Rhetorical Antidotes to Anti-vax Discourse in the Italian Public Sphere






  25. Exploring Conversations about Science in New Media




    26. PART VI: Futures for Language and Science





  26. Rhetorical Futures For The Study Of Language & Science:Theorizing Interpublics In/For Healthcare






  27. Ecologies Of Genres And An Ecology Of Languages Of Science: Current And Future Debates


  28. Becoming the Other: The Body in Translation


  29. Science Communication on Social Media: Current Trends, Future Challenges






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Biography

David R. Gruber is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.



Lynda C. Olman is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.