1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

Edited By David R. Gruber, Lynda C. Olman Copyright 2020
444 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

444 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

444 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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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





  7. Language, Power and Public Engagement in Science






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






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


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






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




  12. PART III: Language and Pedagogy





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






  14. Use of Personal Pronouns in Science Laboratory Reports






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






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






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




  18. PART IV: Language and Materiality



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


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






  21. Narrative, Drama, and Science communication


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


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




  24. PART V: Language and Public Engagement





  25. Exploring Public Engagement in Environmental Rhetoric






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






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


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






  29. Exploring Conversations about Science in New Media




  30. PART VI: Futures for Language and Science





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






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


  33. Becoming the Other: The Body in Translation


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






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.