From galacticgourmet at nethere.com  Tue Aug 23 16:17:07 2005
From: galacticgourmet at nethere.com (Daniel A.)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:17:07 -0400
Subject: FW:  Conference for the Rhetoric of S & T
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I think this will interest the group:

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> From: "Elizabeth 'Bets' McNie" <Elizabeth.McNie at colorado.edu>
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:08:42 -0600
> To: spgrads at sciencepolicy.colorado.edu, stpgrads at sciencepolicy.colorado.edu
> Subject: [Spgrads] Want to learn more about the Rhetoric of S & T??
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> Check out the program for the American Association for the Rhetoric of Science
> and Technology meeting coming up in November. Looks like some v. interesting
> topics.  I pasted the program below...
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from "William J. White" <wjw11 at psu.edu> -----
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:06:39 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "William J. White" <wjw11 at psu.edu>
> Reply-To: "William J. White" <wjw11 at psu.edu>
> Subject: [AARST] AARST Preconference at NCA
> To: AARST at jmccw.org
> 
> Hi everyone!
> 
> Here's a copy of the preliminary program for the AARST preconference seminar
> at
> NCA this year (Wed., Nov. 16, 9:00-4:45, Copley Place Marriott Boston,
> Vineyard-Yarmouth).  Please feel free to share it with folks who are
> interested
> in the politicization of science.  The basic outline is this:  the morning
> will
> consist of research presentations about the rhetorical construction and
> contestation of science in political contexts; in the afternoon, we'll have
> science journalist Chris Mooney as a guest speaker and then a panel discussing
> disciplinary and theoretical aspects of a rhetorical perspective on the
> politicization of science.  The panelists include Celeste Condit, Jeanne
> Fahnestock, John Lyne, Carolyn Miller, and Herb Simons.  It should be a very
> interesting day.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 2005 NCA Preconference Workshop
> Rhetoric and the Politicization of Science
> 
> Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm
> Copley Place Boston Marriott
> Vineyard-Yarmouth
> 
> Morning Sessions.  Rhetorical Constructions and Contestations of Science
> 
> Session 1.  9:00 am-10:30 am
> Science as Object:  Constructing ?Science? in Political Contexts
> 
> Taylor, K., & Bennett, J.  Defining biotechnology.  Examines how the concept
> of
> biotechnology is constructed and contested, both politically and
> scientifically, through how it is defined in ?official? and other disciplinary
> contexts.  Contact:  ktaylor1 at tulane.edu
> 
> Irvin, L., Keranen, L., Lesko, J., & Skiver, A.V.  Science, politics, and
> policy
> in controversy:  Presidential science advisor John Marburger?s rhetorical use
> of
> science.  Shows how Marburger constructs science rhetorically in a way that
> renders science impervious to charges of politicization and therefore public
> accountability, scrutiny, and political contestation.  Contact:
> lisa.keranen at colorado.edu
> 
> Baird, D., & Berube, D.  Stakeholders within the National Nanotechnology
> Initiative.  Traces the incorporation of stakeholder outreach as part of the
> NNI as a successful instance of the inclusion of public concerns by scientists
> in a way that sustains scientific integrity.  Contact:  Berube at GWM.SC.EDU
> 
> Session 2.  11:00 am-12:30 pm
> Science as Instrument:  Strategic Dimensions of Scientific Authority
> 
> Watson, M. Fighting chaos:  How the science of dynamic systems has become the
> new science of war.  Examines the adoption of concepts from theories of
> nonlinear dynamic systems or ?chaos theory? by military theorists and planners
> as a rhetorical resource for the justification of new forms of warfighting.
> Contact:  mcclain.watson at DRAKE.EDU
> 
> Junker, K.W.  From science questions to economic answers for Kyoto and beyond.
> Discusses assertions of scientific uncertainty as a rhetorical strategy in US
> government justifications for rejecting the Kyoto Protocol regarding global
> climate change.  Contact:  junker at duq.edu
> 
> Weiss, S.M. Dissociative pairs as rhetorical genres:  Science
> (liberalism)/Religion (conservatism) in the Terry Schiavo case.  Using the
> case
> of the controversy surrounding the proper treatment of a brain-dead woman,
> explores the employment of science in rhetorical dissociation, where the
> elements of antithetical pairs are linked to one another in order to valorize
> or demonize particular positions.  Contact:  weiss at nku.edu
> 
> Lunch Break (12:30 pm-2:00 pm).  There are restaurants in both of the malls to
> which the Marriot is connected (Prudential Center and Copley Place) as well as
> a food court in Prudential Center.  Additionally, there are number of pubs and
> restaurants close by in the Back Bay area (north of the Center, across
> Boylston
> St.).
> 
> Afternoon Sessions.  Professional and Disciplinary Perspective-Taking
> 
> Session 3.  2:00 pm-3:15 pm
> Guest Speaker:  Chris Mooney
> Science journalist Chris Mooney (The Seed, American Prospect, Skeptical
> Inquirer) reflects upon the place of science in contemporary politics.  His
> forthcoming book is The Republican War on Science.
> 
> Session 4.  3:30 pm-4:45 pm
> Panel Discussion:  Rhetoric of Science and the Politicization of Science
> Panelists with a variety of disciplinary perspectives present short position
> statements on and discuss the issue of the politicization of science, both as
> an object of rhetorical inquiry as well as a problem that rhetoric of science
> has the potential to address.  The panel will address such questions as:
> 
> 1.  What do rhetorical perspectives on the character and history of science
> suggest is the most appropriate way to understand current concerns over its
> politicization?
> 2.  How should rhetoricians approach the politicization of science as a site
> for
> scholarly inquiry?  What theoretical perspectives or critical approaches stand
> to benefit as a result of sustained attention to controversies related to the
> politicization of science?
> 3.  What opportunities emerge from this controversy for rhetoricians of
> science
> to contribute to a broader discourse about the place of science in public
> life?
> Panelists:  Celeste Condit, Jeanne Fahnestock, John Lyne, Carolyn Miller,
> Herbert W. Simons
> 
> AARST Dinner.  The association has a tradition of reconvening informally for
> dinner after the precon at some nice place nearby.  I?ll make dinner
> reservations for 7:00 pm at a well-recommended Indian restaurant called India
> Quality, about a mile away from the Marriott at 484 Commonwealth Ave.; you can
> check out their menu at http://www.indiaquality.com.  If you?re interested in
> joining us, please let me know so that I can get the head count right.
> 
> William J. White (wjw11 at psu.edu)
> AARST First Vice President
> 
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> ----- End forwarded message -----
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> 
> --
> Elizabeth McNie
> PhD Candidate, Environmental Studies
> Fellow: NSF/IGERT Program
> Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
> University of Colorado, Boulder
> 303-554-0359
> mcnie at colorado.edu
> http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu
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