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Science in the Public Sphere - A history of lay knowledge and expertise (Hardcover)
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Science in the Public Sphere - A history of lay knowledge and expertise (Hardcover)
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Science in the Public Sphere presents a broad yet detailed picture
of the history of science popularization from the Renaissance to
the twenty-first century. Global in focus, it provides an original
theoretical framework for analysing the political load of science
as an instrument of cultural hegemony and giving a voice to expert
and lay protagonists throughout history. Organised into a series of
thematic chapters spanning diverse periods and places, this book
covers subjects such as the representations of science in print,
the media, classrooms and museums, orthodox and heterodox
practices, the intersection of the history of science with the
history of technology, and the ways in which public opinion and
scientific expertise have influenced and shaped one another across
the centuries. It concludes by introducing the "participatory turn"
of the twenty-first century, a new paradigm of science
popularization and a new way of understanding the construction of
knowledge. Highly illustrated throughout and covering the recent
historiographical scholarship on the subject, this book is valuable
reading for students, historians, science communicators, and all
those interested in the history of science and its relationship
with the public sphere.
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