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Citizen Science Fiction

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Citizen Science Fiction

Contributors:

By (Author) Jerome Winter

ISBN:

9781793621474

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Lexington Books

Publication Date:

19th March 2021

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Science fiction
Fantasy

Dewey:

507.1

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

222

Dimensions:

Width 164mm, Height 227mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

526g

Description

Citizen Science Fiction draws on an interdisciplinary swath of literature and media to make the case that the science fiction genre can help rethink the pedagogical use of citizen science as a tool to interrogate our collective civic engagement with science and the incorporation of science into a rigorous, exciting writing-based curriculum. The book revolves around recent developments in specific scientific disciplines, including biology, ecology, computer science, astronomy, and cognitive science. Winter closely studies a range of science-fiction texts and tropes -- such as aliens, robots, clones, mind uploads, galactic empires -- for what they have to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion on psychological mindset and mindful argument, reading for probing inquiry and productive uncertainty in the age of the Anthropocene, reading for voice with a view to our digitally dominated future, and reading for threshold concepts in a scientifically driven society.

Author Bio

Jerome Winter is lecturer at the University of California, Riverside.

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