below is call for papers for an academic conference on science
communication we are running this summer
alice
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Alice Bell BSc MA
Research Postgraduate, Science Communication Group
Imperial College, London
college homepage: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/alice.bell
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Call For Papers - Science & the Public Conference, Imperial College
London, 19th May 2007
Science studies research tends to focus on "the lab", being chiefly
concerned with the internal workings of the scientific community. This
conference aims to bring together the strands of academia that
consider science as it intersects with non-scientific cultures.
The conference title's dichotomy between "science" and "the public"
consciously references the approach often taken by the scientific
community. We are aware of the variety of problems of referring to the
"the public"; research problematising the term may form part of the
conference programme.
Other topics covered may include:
* Science and the arts (including science fiction)
* Innovation studies and science policy research
* Popular science
* NGOs, science and development
* The continuing application of the "deficit model"
* Public programmes aiming at "Engagement with Science"
* Boundary work
* Specific media: films, the internet, museums, radio and others
* Science and education: young vs. old, formal vs. informal
There is no especially contemporary focus and historical work on any
of these areas would be most welcome. Neither do we limit submission
to those within the science studies community, or only from the UK.
We would particularly like to encourage those who take a critical
approach to the topics described above to submit abstracts. Moreover
we should stress this is an academic - rather than
practitioner-focussed - conference.
Abstracts (no longer than 300 words) for a 20-minute presentation
should be emailed to [log in to unmask] by 1st March
2007. Enquires also to this address.
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