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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'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
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Introduction
PART I: History and Development of Language and Science
Language and Science from a Rhetorical Perspective
Social semiotic approaches to language in science: A history of engagement
with language & science
Public Understanding Of Science: Popularisation, Perceptions and Publics
Science, journalism, and the language of (un)certainty: A review of science
journalists use of language in reports on science
Language and Science in Science and Technology Studies
PART II: Language and Power
Language, Power and Public Engagement in Science
Rhetorics Materialist Traditions and the Shifting Terrain of Economic Agency
Accounting for Genetics and Race Requires a Use-Focused Theory of
Language
Encomium of the Harlot, or, a Rhetoric of Refusal
Gender and the Language of Science: The Case of CRISPR
PART III: Language and Pedagogy
Rhetorical Invention and Visual Rhetoric: Toward a Multimodal Pedagogy Of
Scientific Writing
Use of Personal Pronouns in Science Laboratory Reports
Dialogic Approaches to Supporting Argumentation in the Elementary Science
Classroom
The 'objective truths' of the classroom: Using Foucault and discourse
analysis to unpack structuring concepts in science and mathematics education
Iterative language pedagogy for science writing: Discovering the language of
Architectural Engineering
PART IV: Language and Materiality
Of Matter And Money: Material-Semiotic Methods For The Study Of Science And
Language
Anatomical Presencing:Visualisation, Model-Making, & Embodied Interaction in
a Language Rich Space
Narrative, Drama, and Science communication
Language, Materiality, and Emotions in Science Learning Settings
The Materialist Rhetoric about SARS Sequelae in China: Networked Risk
Communication, Social Justice, and Immaterial Labor
PART V: Language and Public Engagement
Exploring Public Engagement in Environmental Rhetoric
Heuristics for Communicating Science, Risk, and Crisis: Encouraging Guided
Inquiry in Challenging Rhetorical Situations
When Expertises Clash: (Topic) Modeling Stasis about Complex Issues Across
Large Discursive Corpora
Blasting for Science: Rhetorical Antidotes to Anti-vax Discourse in the
Italian Public Sphere
Exploring Conversations about Science in New Media
PART VI: Futures for Language and Science
Rhetorical Futures For The Study Of Language & Science:Theorizing
Interpublics In/For Healthcare
Ecologies Of Genres And An Ecology Of Languages Of Science: Current And
Future Debates
Becoming the Other: The Body in Translation
Science Communication on Social Media: Current Trends, Future Challenges
Language and Science: Emerging Themes in Public Science Communication
Bibliography
Index
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.
