The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

David R. Gruber is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lynda C. Olman is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.

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Introduction



PART I: History and Development of Language and Science










Language and Science from a Rhetorical Perspective



Social semiotic approaches to language in science: A history of engagement with language & science







Public Understanding Of Science: Popularisation, Perceptions and Publics







Science, journalism, and the language of (un)certainty: A review of science journalists’ use of language in reports on science



Language and Science in Science and Technology Studies




PART II: Language and Power






Language, Power and Public Engagement in Science







Rhetoric’s Materialist Traditions and the Shifting Terrain of Economic Agency







Accounting for ‘Genetics’ and ‘Race’ Requires a Use-Focused Theory of Language



Encomium of the Harlot, or, a Rhetoric of Refusal







Gender and the Language of Science: The Case of CRISPR




PART III: Language and Pedagogy






Rhetorical Invention and Visual Rhetoric: Toward a Multimodal Pedagogy Of Scientific Writing







Use of Personal Pronouns in Science Laboratory Reports







Dialogic Approaches to Supporting Argumentation in the Elementary Science Classroom







The 'objective truths' of the classroom: Using Foucault and discourse analysis to unpack structuring concepts in science and mathematics education







Iterative language pedagogy for science writing: Discovering the language of Architectural Engineering




PART IV: Language and Materiality




Of Matter And Money: Material-Semiotic Methods For The Study Of Science And Language



Anatomical Presencing:Visualisation, Model-Making, & Embodied Interaction in a Language Rich Space







Narrative, Drama, and Science communication



Language, Materiality, and Emotions in Science Learning Settings



The Materialist Rhetoric about SARS Sequelae in China: Networked Risk Communication, Social Justice, and Immaterial Labor




PART V: Language and Public Engagement






Exploring Public Engagement in Environmental Rhetoric







Heuristics for Communicating Science, Risk, and Crisis: Encouraging Guided Inquiry in Challenging Rhetorical Situations







When Expertises Clash: (Topic) Modeling Stasis about Complex Issues Across Large Discursive Corpora



Blasting for Science: Rhetorical Antidotes to Anti-vax Discourse in the Italian Public Sphere







Exploring Conversations about Science in New Media




PART VI: Futures for Language and Science






Rhetorical Futures For The Study Of Language & Science:Theorizing Interpublics In/For Healthcare







Ecologies Of Genres And An Ecology Of Languages Of Science: Current And Future Debates



Becoming the Other: The Body in Translation



Science Communication on Social Media: Current Trends, Future Challenges