Science communication online : engaging experts and publics on the internet / Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher

Author:: Mehlenbacher, Ashley Rose, 1983-
Published:: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date:: ©2019
Physical Description:: xiii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents:

Introduction -- Theory and method : genre studies and rhetorical criticism -- Crowdfunding : genres for funding research -- Databases : genres for knowledge production -- Blogging : genres for scientific engagement -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"Brings together genre studies and the rhetoric of science to examine a range of new forms of science communication that challenge traditional presumptions about experts (scientists) and nonexperts (the public)--including Twitter and Reddit AMAs, crowdfunding proposals such as Kickstarter and Experiment.com, civic-minded databases such as Safecast, and the PLOS blogging network"--

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ISBN:

9780814213988 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0814213987 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780814255308 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0814255302 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-166) and index.

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