Helsing, Daniel | THE LITERARY CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIVERSE : NARRATIVES OF TRUTH, TRANSCENDENCE, AND TRIUMPH IN CONTEMPORARY ANGLO-AMERICAN POPULARIZATIONS OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY : narratives of truth, transcendence, and triumph in contemporary An

Boken analyserar hur populärvetenskapliga framställningar av fysik och astronomi konstruerar universum och människans plats i det.

• Utforskar litterära perspektiv på fysik och astronomi.

• Analyserar berättelser om sanning och transcendens.

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Bindning: Häftat band

Bokförlag: Lunds universitet, Media-Tryck
ISBN: 9789178952373
Bokserie: Critica Litterarum Lundensis

Omfång: 314 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2019-08-12

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“Science” is a historically variable, connotationally rich, and contested term. No single institution, individual, or group of individuals can claim definitional authority over its meaning. The use of “science” carries weight and credibility in society, at least in many sectors. Yet while “science” is a contested term over which no one can claim

“Science” is a historically variable, connotationally rich, and contested term. No single institution, individual, or group of individuals can claim definitional authority over its meaning. The use of “science” carries weight and credibility in society, at least in many sectors. Yet while “science” is a contested term over which no one can claim definitional authority, science is defined and carried out in practice around the world daily. It is defined in dictionaries and mission statements by scientific organizations, in education guidelines and high school curricula, in media coverage and science fiction novels, and in popular science books. In this dissertation, Daniel Helsing analyzes the construction of the universe, science, and humankind in contemporary mainstream Anglo-American popularizations of physics and astronomy. He shows that popularizers use literary techniques and rhetorical strategies to construct and explain science, to represent the universe and humankind’s place in the universe, and to evoke aesthetic and emotional responses in their readers.

The literary construction of the universe : narratives of truth, transcendence, and triumph in contemporary Anglo-American popularizations of physics and astronomy av Daniel Helsing hittar du under Engelsk litteraturhistoria inom Litteraturvetenskap i huvudkategorin Humaniora.

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