Introducing Science through Images : Cases of Visual Popularization /

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An examination of how images can serve as communication tools to popularize science in the public eye.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gigante, Maria E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, SC : The University of South Carolina Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Visual communication in science.
Science > Public opinion.
Art and science.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
ART > General.
Sciences > Opinion publique.
Communication visuelle en sciences.
Art et sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Popular science images and portals
  • Frontispieces : Science's mythic origin story
  • Portraits of scientists at work : the ethos of superiority and exclusion
  • Popular magazine covers : supernatural science sells
  • Portals on the Web : science-art competitions and a celebration of indeterminacy.

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