Hi Jean, An exotic "textbook": Heather Silyn-Roberts 1996). Writing for science: A practical handbook for science, engineering and technology students. Auckland, New Zealand: Longman. Natasha Artemeva, Ph. D. Assistant Professor School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Tel.+1 (613) 520-2600 ext.7452 Fax +1 (613) 520-6641 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.carleton.ca/slals/faculty/artemeva.htm Jean Mason wrote: > Thank you so much to everyone for your generous ideas about Communication and Science course / text. It's a large lecture (250 students) undergrad course. It's not my area of expertise at all but, for various reasons, I may end up having to develop and teach it in January! So your help is very much appreciated. Jean > > -- > Jean S. Mason, PhD > Associate Professor > Ryerson University http://www.ryerson.ca > Rogers Communications Centre > Faculty of Communication & Design > Department of Professional Communication > Graduate Program in Communication and Culture > Tel: 416 979-5000 ext. 6380 > Fax: 416 979-5120 > http://www.jeanmason.ca > MAILING ADDRESS: > 350 Victoria Street > Toronto, ON., M5B 2K3 > Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tosh Tachino <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:04 pm > Subject: Re: Communicating Science Text > To: [log in to unmask] > > > >> Jean, >> >> I think the answer to your question depends much on the level (undergrad/grad) >> and the nature/focus (theory/research/practice) of the course. >> >> But I'd recommend: Randy Harris' anthology "Rhetoric and Incommensurability," >> which contains relevant essay. Allen Gross' "Rhetoric of Science" is >> 17 years >> old, but you might find it useful as well. Some other great works in the >> rhetorical tradition include: Jeanne Fahnestock's "The rhetorical life >> of >> scientific facts" and "Rhetorical figures in science," Davida >> Charney's analysis >> of "Longitude" to show the fundamental misunderstanding of values of >> science by >> journalism (The title is "Lone geniuses in popular science" in Written >> communication 20(3).) Written Communication did a special issue on >> rhetoric of >> science in 2004 (vol 21, issue 1): This issue contains Danette Paul's >> exploration of diffusion of scientific ideas and antoher Fahnestock's >> work (on >> visual parallelism in science) among others. >> >> As Ryan suggested, Bazerman's "Shaping Written Knowledge" is >> excellent. Just in >> case you didn't know, this out-of-print book is available >> electronically at: >> http://wac.colostate.edu/books/bazerman_shaping/ >> >> There are several interesting works outside our field that look at >> science and >> its relationship to its stakeholders. For example, Sheila Jasanoff's >> "Designs on >> Nature" explores the relationship between science and public policy >> while *a >> lot* has been written on the relationship between science and law (e.g. >> admissibility standard in Daubert). I kind of like "The age of expert >> testimony: >> Science in the courtroom" as a starter because it's short and easy, while >> covering the basics you need to get started. >> >> I've seen some practical "how-to" books, but I can't remember any of >> the titles. >> Maybe somebody who teaches tech comm or science WAC might know. >> >> >>> Can anyone suggest a text book for a course in communication and >>> >> science? The >> course examines how critical scientific issues are communicated to science's >> major stakeholders, the public, government, and within scientific community >> itself. Thanks. Jean >> >> >> _____________________________________ >> Tosh Tachino, M.A., B.A. Honors >> Ph.D. Candidate, Iowa State University >> Rhetoric and Professional Communication >> E-mail: [log in to unmask] >> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~tosh/ >> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to >> [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, >> write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] >> >> For the list archives and information about the organization, >> its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to >> http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-