Interpreting Science at Museums and Historic Sites (eBook)

Debra A. Reid, Karen-Beth G. Scholthof, David D. Vail (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
177 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-7276-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Ask not what science can do for you, but what public history can do for science! Interpreting Science in Museums and Historic Sites stresses the untapped potential of historical artifacts to inform our understanding of scientific topics. It argues that science gains ground when contextualized in museums and historic sites. Engaging audiences in conversations about hot topics such as health and medical sciences or climate change and responses to it, mediated by a history museum, can emphasize scientific rigor and the time lag between discovery and confirmation of societal benefit. Interpreting Science emphasizes the urgency of this work, provides a toolkit to start and sustain the work, shares case studies that model best practice, and resources useful to facilitate and sustain a science-infused public history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2023
• Reihe/Serie: American Association for State and Local History
• Zusatzinfo: 37 Illustrations including: - 36 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Historic site interpretation • Interpreting science • Museum Interpretation
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-7276-3 / 1538172763
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-7276-6 / 9781538172766