Queering science communication : representations, theory and practice / edited by Lindy A. Orthia and Tara Roberson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orthia, Lindy A., 1972- editor.

Roberson, Tara, editor.

Series:

Contemporary issues in science communication.

Policy Press scholarship online.

Contemporary issues in science communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in science--Social aspects.

Communication in science.

Queer theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Written by leading experts, this collection examines representations of queerness in popular science and media, asks what it means for the field to 'queer' science communication theories and research agendas and offers practical examples and case studies for fostering radical inclusivity and equity in the science communication field.

Contents:

Negotiating queer identities with science, technology, and medicine

Representations of queerness in public science communication

Queer people in science communication communities

Queering institutional science communication agendas.

Series Editor Preface / Clare Wilkinson

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Terminology and Sensitive Content in This Book

Introduction / Tara Roberson, Lindy A. Orthia

Part I : Negotiating Queer Identities with Science, Technology, and Medicine

Chapter 1 : Where to `Keep' the Queer ; Contestations and Anxieties in Clinical Communications / Antra Chatterjee

Practice Spotlight : Gender and Sex in Research Communications / Sophia Frentz

Chapter 2 : The Question of Queer Complexity : Science Communication and Queer Activism / V de Kauwe, Emily Standen

Chapter 3 : Queer Interests in Technology and Innovation Discourse / Tara Roberson

Practice Spotlight : All We Need Is The Endosymbiotic Love Calendar / Annalaura Alifuoco, Natalie E.R. Beveridge, Yasmine Kumordzi, Hwa Young Jung

Practice Spotlight : Genders ; Shaping and Breaking the Binary, an Exhibition at Science Gallery London / Helen Kaplinsky, Jessie Krish

Teaching Notes for Part I

Part II : Representations of Queerness in Public Science Communication

Chapter 4 : Queering Science Museums, Science Centres, and Other Public Science Institutions / Eleanor S. Armstrong, Simon J. Lock

Practice Spotlight : Queer by Nature ; The LGBTQ+ Natural History Tour / Josh Davis

Practice Spotlight : Science Queers ; Overacted Representation in Science Communication / Oscar Aznar-Alemany

Practice Spotlight : Science is a Drag! Online Events / Carla Suciu, Brynley Pearlstone, Sam Langford

Chapter 5 : Queer Characters in Science-themed Fiction / Lindy A. Orthia, Leo P. Visser

Practice Spotlight : Using #QueerInSTEM and Related Hashtags to Promote Your Science Communication / Luis Lopez, Alberto I. Roca

Practice Spotlight : Queer Science Blogs ; Public Communication Before the Age of Social Media / Ron Buckmire, Alberto I. Roca

Teaching Notes for Part II

Part III : Queer People in Science Communication Communities

Chapter 6 : Malayang Paglaladlad para sa Mapagpalayang / Paglalahad ; Coming Out and Queering Science Communication in Contested Spaces / John Noel Viana, Mario Carlo Severo, Miguel Barretto-Garcia, Paul James Magtaan, Jason Tan Liwag, Roemel Jeusep Bueno, Christer de Silva, Ruby Shaira Panela

Practice Spotlight : Queer Scientists PH ; Visibility Towards Community Building and Empowerment / Jason Tan Liwag, Jay S. Fidelino, Rey Audie S. Escosio, Almira B. Ocampo, Nikki Santos-Ocampo

Practice Spotlight : 500 Queer Scientists at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras / Alice Motion, Hervé Sauquet

Chapter 7 : Including Queerness and Improving Belonging of Intersectional Queer Identities in Science Communication Communities / Katherine Canfield

Practice Spotlight : Rainbow Spectrums ; Embracing Our Queer Disabled Family in Science Communication / V de Kauwe, Kai Fisher

Chapter 8 : Have Rainbow, Will Collect Data ; How Citizen and Community Science Engages Queer Volunteers / Todd A. Harwell

Teaching Notes for Part III

Part IV : Queering Institutional Science Communication Agendas

Chapter 9 : Science OUTreach ; A Queer Approach to Science Communication Practice / Alice Motion, Lee Wallace

Practice Spotlight : Queer Communicators in Environmental, Climate Change, and Sustainability Conversations / Franzisca Weder

Practice Spotlight : How LGBTIQA+ Representation in Organization Leadership Impacts Inclusivity and Visibility / Sarah Durcan, Andrea Bandelli

Practice Spotlight : Outer Edge ; Queer(y)ing STEM Collections

A Community Workshop / Eleanor S. Armstrong, Sophie Gerber

Chapter 10 : The Possibilities of Queer in Science Communication Teaching and Pedagogies / Simon J. Lock, Eleanor S. Armstrong

Chapter 11 : Queering Science Communication Theory Beyond Deficit and Dialogue Binaries / Lindy A. Orthia, V de Kauwe

Teaching Notes for Part IV

Conclusions / Tara Roberson, Lindy A. Orthia

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on January 18, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781529224405

9781529224443

1529224446

9781529224429

152922442X

9781529224436

1529224438

OCLC:

1377545666