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Narratives/Science

 Narratives/Science

Dr Kat F Austen

Insite Project

May 20, 2014
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  1. Narratives/Science
    Dr Kat F Austen

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  2. Cultural Shift
    • Interdisciplinarity, intellectual
    engagement
    • Digital information dissemination
    • Increased access
    • Greater prevalence of visual media

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  3. Narrative forms
    • Fiction / non-fiction
    • Language-based: Spoken/Written
    • Journalists, Bloggers / social media,
    Scientists
    • Visual
    • Art, dance, data visualisation
    • Mixed
    • Video (includes language), Theatre

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  4. The forgotten villages
    • Level of abstraction dependent on what
    needs to be conveyed
    • Not everyone has the tools to
    appreciate all the communication
    means
    • Maintain subtlety

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  5. Intellectual
    engagement
    • Events / pop-ups / festivals / comedy /
    arts
    • Science-related fiction / TV series that
    focus on interpersonal stories
    • Video competitions for fun home-made
    videos (whole spectrum)
    • Disseminate online
    • Culture shops in areas with need where
    hands-on processes happen, like an
    open hackspace eg: MadLab

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