Science, Bread, and Circuses: Folkloristic Essays on Science for the Masses
Autor Gregory Schremppen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 noi 2014 – vârsta de la 19 ani
InScience,
Bread,
and
Circuses,
Gregory
Schrempp
brings
a
folkloristic
viewpoint
to
the
topic
of
popular
science,
calling
attention
to
the
persistence
of
folkloric
form,
idiom,
and
worldview
within
the
increasingly
important
dimension
of
popular
consciousness
defined
by
the
impact
of
science.
Schrempp considers specific examples of texts in which science interpreters employ folkloric tropes—myths, legends, epics, proverbs, spectacles, and a variety of gestures from religious traditions—to lend credibility and appeal to their messages. In each essay he explores an instance of science popularization rooted in the quotidian round: variations of proverb formulas in monumental measurements, invocations of science heroes like saints or other inspirational figures, the battle of mythos and logos in parenting and academe, the meme's involvement in quasi-religious treatments of the problem of evil, and a range of other tropes of folklore drafted to serve the exposition of science.
Science, Bread, and Circusesplaces the relationship of science and folklore at the very center of folkloristic inquiry by exploring a range of attempts to rephrase and thus domesticate scientific findings and claims in folklorically imbued popular forms.
Schrempp considers specific examples of texts in which science interpreters employ folkloric tropes—myths, legends, epics, proverbs, spectacles, and a variety of gestures from religious traditions—to lend credibility and appeal to their messages. In each essay he explores an instance of science popularization rooted in the quotidian round: variations of proverb formulas in monumental measurements, invocations of science heroes like saints or other inspirational figures, the battle of mythos and logos in parenting and academe, the meme's involvement in quasi-religious treatments of the problem of evil, and a range of other tropes of folklore drafted to serve the exposition of science.
Science, Bread, and Circusesplaces the relationship of science and folklore at the very center of folkloristic inquiry by exploring a range of attempts to rephrase and thus domesticate scientific findings and claims in folklorically imbued popular forms.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780874219692
ISBN-10: 0874219698
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Utah State University Press
Colecția Utah State University Press
ISBN-10: 0874219698
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Utah State University Press
Colecția Utah State University Press
Recenzii
"Describing
himself
as
'a
folkloristically
oriented
mythologist,'
the
author
displays
an
impressive
breadth
of
knowledge,
all
of
which
he
presents
in
an
engaging
and
accessible
manner.
.
.
.
[the
book]
should
appeal
to
anthropologists,
astronomers,
folklorists,
mythologists,
philosophers,
and
historians
of
science
and
technology."
—J. I. Deutsch, CHOICE
—J. I. Deutsch, CHOICE
Notă biografică
Gregory
Schremppis
professor
of
folklore
and
director
of
Mythology
Studies
at
Indiana
University
and
author
ofThe
Ancient
Mythology
of
Modern
ScienceandMagical
Arrows:
The
Maori,
the
Greeks,
and
the
Folklore
of
the
Universe.