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Controversy in Science Museums focuses on exhibitions that approach
sensitive or controversial topics. With a keen sense of past and
current practices, Pedretti and Navas Iannini examine and
re-imagine how museums and science centres can create exhibitions
that embrace criticality and visitor agency. Drawing on
international case studies and voices from visitors and museum
professionals, as well as theoretical insights about scientific
literacy and science communication, the authors explore the
textured notion of controversy and the challenges and opportunities
practitioners may encounter as they plan for and develop
controversial science exhibitions. They assert that science museums
can no longer serve as mere repositories for objects or sites for
transmitting facts, but that they should also become spaces for
conversations that are inclusive, critical, and socially
responsible. Controversy in Science Museums provides an invaluable
resource for museum professionals who are interested in creating
and hosting controversial exhibitions, and for scholars and
students working in the fields of museum studies, science
communication, and social studies of science. Anyone wishing to
engage in an examination and critique of the changing roles of
science museums will find this book relevant, timely, and thought
provoking.
Controversy in Science Museums focuses on exhibitions that approach
sensitive or controversial topics. With a keen sense of past and
current practices, Pedretti and Navas Iannini examine and
re-imagine how museums and science centres can create exhibitions
that embrace criticality and visitor agency. Drawing on
international case studies and voices from visitors and museum
professionals, as well as theoretical insights about scientific
literacy and science communication, the authors explore the
textured notion of controversy and the challenges and opportunities
practitioners may encounter as they plan for and develop
controversial science exhibitions. They assert that science museums
can no longer serve as mere repositories for objects or sites for
transmitting facts, but that they should also become spaces for
conversations that are inclusive, critical, and socially
responsible. Controversy in Science Museums provides an invaluable
resource for museum professionals who are interested in creating
and hosting controversial exhibitions, and for scholars and
students working in the fields of museum studies, science
communication, and social studies of science. Anyone wishing to
engage in an examination and critique of the changing roles of
science museums will find this book relevant, timely, and thought
provoking.
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