1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

Edited By

Lynda C. Olman

ISBN 9780815382683

Published December 2, 2019 by Routledge

444 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations

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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.

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List of contributors

Introduction: Sociocultural approaches to language and science

David R. Gruber and Lynda C. Olman

PART I

History and Development of Language and Science

Language and Science from a Rhetorical Perspective

Leah Ceccarelli

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

Kimberly Gomez

Public Understanding Of Science: Popularisation, Perceptions and Publics

Jenni Metcalf and Michelle Riedlinger

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

Lars Guenther and Antonia Weber

Language and Science in Science and Technology Studies

Sheila Jasanoff

PART II

Language and Power

Language, Power and Public Engagement in Science

Melanie Smallman

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

Catherine Chaput

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

Celeste Condit

Encomium of the Harlot, or, a Rhetoric of Refusal

Davi Thornton

Gender and the Language of Science: The Case of CRISPR

Jordynn Jack

PART III

Language and Pedagogy

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

Molly Hartzog

Use of Personal Pronouns in Science Laboratory Reports

Jean Parkinson

Dialogic Approaches to Supporting Argumentation in the Elementary Science Classroom

Emily Reigh and Jonathan Osborn

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

Anna Llewellyn

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

Maria Freddi

PART IV

Language and Materiality

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

S. Scott Graham

Anatomical Presencing:Visualisation, Model-Making, and Embodied Interaction in a Language-Rich Space

T. Kenny Fountain

Narrative, Drama, and Science communication

Emma Weitkamp

Language, Materiality, and Emotions in Science Learning Settings

Elizabeth Hufnagel

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

Huiling Ding

PART V

Language and Public Engagement

Exploring Public Engagement in Environmental Rhetoric

Aimee Roundtree

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

Katherine E. Rowan and Andrew S. Pyle

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

Zoltan Majdik

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

Pamela Pietrucci

Exploring Conversations about Science in New Media

Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher

PART VI

Futures for Language and Science

Rhetorical Futures For The Study Of Language and Science: Theorizing Interpublics In/For Healthcare

Jennifer Malkowski

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

Carmen Perez-Llantada

Becoming the Other: The Body in Translation

Hélène Mialet

Science Communication on Social Media: Current Trends, Future Challenges

Miguel Alcibar

Language and Science: Emerging Themes in Public Science Communication

Sarah R. Davies

Bibliography

Index

Editor(s)

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.

Reviews

'A compelling account of science as a socially situated, discursive and rhetorical practice in which language plays a crucial role. Gruber and Olman have skilfully blended the voices of authoritative scholars in the fields of rhetoric, linguistics, science communication, and science education to produce an engaging volume that provides a remarkable map of the terrain.'

Christoph A. Hafner, City University of Hong Kong