Visual cultures of science : rethinking representational practices in knowledge building and science communication

Visual communication in science., Beeldcommunicatie, Exacte wetenschappen., Kennisverwerving, Wetenschapsvoorlichting.
We cite from the cover:
"This collection explores the issues involved in the creation and deployment of visual representations in both the natural and the social sciences.
Issues of representation affect every aspect of scientific activity, from the encoding, display, analysis, and presentation of data to the communication of scientific concepts and information to students and the general public. Visual Cultures of Science offers a useful mix of theoretical analyses, as well as revealing case studies, addressing such topics as the technologies of visualization (from X-ray machines to films made by anthropologists), the persuasive power of the graphic presentation of data (including a critique of the work of Edward Tufte), and the distillation of data into pedagogical representations such as scientific wall charts for classroom use. This book addresses both abstract and practical issues of representation, as well as demonstrating the importance of recognizing historicized perspectives in considering issues of representation.
LUC PAUWELS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Antwerp. His previous publications include De Verbeelde Samenleving (Imaging Society) and articles in Visual Studies, Visual Sociology, and Journal of Visual Literacy."
CONTENTS :
0 Introduction: The Role of Visual Representation in the Production of Scientific Reality ;
1. Luc Pauwels: A Theoretical Framework for Assessing Visual Representational Practices in Knowledge Building and Science Communications ;
2. Michael Lynch: The Production of Scientific Images: Vision and Re-Vision in the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science ;
3. Bernike Pasveer: Representing or Mediating: A History and Philosophy of X-ray Images in Medicine ;
4. Francesco Panese: The Accursed Part of Scientific Iconography ;
5. Massimiano Bucchi: Images of Science in the Classroom: Wall Charts and Science Education, 1850-1920 ;
6. Luc Pauwels: Representing Moving Cultures: Expression, Multivocality, and Reflexivity in Anthropological and Sociological Filmmaking ;
7. Alberto Cambrosio, Daniel Jacobi, and Peter Keating: Arguing with Images: Pauling's Theory of Antibody Formation ;
8. Michael Lynch: Discipline and the Material Form of Images: An Analysis of Scientific Visibility ;
9. John Grady: Edward Tufte and the Promise of a Visual Social Science ;
10. Jean Trumbo: Making Science Visible: Visual Literacy in Science Communication ;
Index.