Seminar in Science Communication
Objectives
By the end of the Seminar on Science Communication of the PhD. Degree in Communication Science, the students are expected to fullfil four main purposes: 1. To have developed skills and acquired a critical understanding of the theoretical and methodological guideposts in the field of Science Communication; 2. To be able to pursue an interdisciplinary approach in the analysis of the issues bearing on the relation between science and society; 3. To be able of applying the theoretical and methodological tools of Science Communication to the formulation of relevant issues; 4. To have acquired the knowledge on how to combine theoretical and methodological skills in order to design an original and feasible research project.
General characterization
Code
03101735
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
António Maria Salvado Coxito Granado
Hours
Weekly - 2
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
AAVV (1997), Hermès, nº 21 – “Sciences et Médias” Bucchi, M.; Trench, B. (Eds.). (2014). Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (2nd ed.). Routledge Dierkes, M; Von Grote, C. (2000), Between Understanding and Trust: The Public, Science and Technology. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers Gregory, J.; Miller, S. (2000), Science in Public. Communication, Culture, and Credibility. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing Holliman, R. (Ed.) (2009). Practicing Science Communication in the Information Age. Oxford University Press Jamieson, K. H. et al. (Eds.) (2017). The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Jasanoff, S.; Markle, G. E.; Petersen, J. C.; Pinch, T. (Eds.) (1994), Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Jeanneret, Y. (1994), Écrire la science. Paris: PUF National Research Council (2010) Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments. The National Academies Press
Teaching method
- Oriented readings, presentation and class discussion of texts about the themes of each seminar; - Class presentations of progress reports about the research each student is pursing, namely literature reviews. Evaluation will be based on a 5 to 10 page outline of the PhD project of each student, where the main theoretical references should be present. In the document, students should also present the methodology of their study and should stress the relevance of their project for the area of Science Communication, both nationally and internationally. Alternatively, students who enroll in this unit as an option, should produce a critical review of a group (3 to 5) very recent scientific articles on one of the themes discussed in the program. These articles should be no older than three years.
Evaluation method
Método de Avaliação - Evaluation will be based on a 5 to 10 page outline of the PhD project of each student, where the main theoretical references should be present. y. Alternatively, students who enroll in this unit as an option, should produce a critical review of a group (3 to 5) very recent scientific articles on one of the themes discussed in the program.(100%)
Subject matter
The unit's syllabus covers the theoretical guideposts of Science Communication and presents a broad overview of the different current lines of research: 1. History of the public communication of science 2. The Public Understanding of Science model of the Royal Society 3. Crisis and criticism of the linear mode' notions ofl: a) science; b) understanding; 3) public 4. Rhetoric in / of science and rhetoric of dissemination 5. Mediation of knowledge 6. The visual culture of science in scientific culture: technique, science, art 7. Promoting scientific culture: concepts and implications 8. Communicating science through the media 9. Researchers and science communication: motivations and perceptions 10. Open science - the new paradigm for science communication 11. Science and its publics - the role of museums and formal education 12. Risk communication in contemporary societies