Novedad editorial: Science in the Public Sphere
Science in the Public Sphere
presents a broad yet detailed picture of the history of science
popularization from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. Global
in focus, it provides an original theoretical framework for analysing
the political load of science as an instrument of cultural hegemony and
giving a voice to expert and lay protagonists throughout history.
Organised into a series of thematic chapters spanning diverse periods
and places, this book covers subjects such as the representations of
science in print, the media, classrooms and museums, orthodox and
heterodox practices, the intersection of the history of science with the
history of technology, and the ways in which public opinion and
scientific expertise have influenced and shaped one another across the
centuries. It concludes by introducing the "participatory turn" of the
twenty-first century, a new paradigm of science popularization and a new
way of understanding the construction of knowledge.
Highly illustrated throughout and covering the recent
historiographical scholarship on the subject, this book is valuable
reading for students, historians, science communicators, and all those
interested in the history of science and its relationship with the
public sphere.
List of figures. Preface. 1. Introduction: The Discontent of
Scientific Culture. 2. Printed Science. 3. Spectacular Science. 4.
Heterodox Science. 5. Classroom Science. 6. Technological Science. 7.
Media Science. 8. Democratic Science. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.