The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

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List of figures List of tables 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 Helene 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