Larry Bell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3685230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry Bell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry |
| FAMILY NAME | Bell |
| SIGNATURE | BELL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of Science, Boston, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Information-Sharing and Community-Building
Social media have given rise to new opportunities for science organizations to communicate with the public. Building on theories of science communication and public relations, this study examined scientific institutions’ use of Twitter for one-way and two-way communication in connection with science festivals over the period 2012 to 2015, using NanoDays as a case study. It identified three communicative functions of tweets by organizations—inform…
Using Provocative Questions to Address Societal Health Issues
Debates about healthcare, abortion, stem cells, and other issues illustrate that health decision-making can be a societal challenge. This article posits that museums can take an active role in helping visitors participate in public health decision-making by asking them to think about socio-scientific issues through the lens of argumentation. As a part of the development of exhibits focusing on public health and human biology, the Museum of Scienc…
Engaging the Public in Public Policy
The author advocates for the unique ability of science museums to educate visitors in socio-science and technology issues that influence policy, and also discusses the potential pitfalls museums face if programs step beyond the foundational science of subjective social issues, or more hazardously, mingle with politics. He analyzes three approaches open to museums navigating these territories, with examples of their exploratory implementation at t…
Engaging the Public in Technology Policy
As science museums become increasingly engaged with informal education about technology, consideration of both social values and ethical controversies becomes more central to their role. While science has traditionally been represented as largely independent of these considerations, technology more visibly presents society with choices. The Museum of Science in Boston has been experimenting with a variety of public engagement approaches designed …
Fostering Civic Dialogue
In a world where new technologies have taken on an expanded role in our daily lives, there is a need to engage the public in discussions concerning new and emerging technologies and how they might interact with our lives, our society and our environment, both now and in the near and the distant futures. This paper posits that science museums can work to fulfill this need. Drawing upon lessons learned through the evaluation of thirteen civic dialo…
Some remarks on the new tonality
The composer Larry Bell gives a stylistic overview of the changes in recent composition in the United States. These general remarks are illuminated by examples taken from Bell's own works, with particular emphasis on his Concerto for Oboe and Five Instruments. The discussion centers on the formal use of style quotation and the expressive influence of popular culture in post-modern composition
“Hel our Queen”
One of the most arresting characters in medieval literature, appearing in the Old English Gospel of Nicodemus, is seo hell , an apparently female chthonic figure who engages in a memorable flyting with Satan and orders him out of “her” dwelling ( ut of mýnre onwununge ) Her vivid personification in a dramatically excellent scene suggests that her gender is more than grammatical, and invites comparison with the Old Norse underworld goddess Hel and…
Urban Folklore from Colorado
Cokelore
Engaging the Public in Technology Policy
As science museums become increasingly engaged with informal education about technology, consideration of both social values and ethical controversies becomes more central to their role. While science has traditionally been represented as largely independent of these considerations, technology more visibly presents society with choices. The Museum of Science in Boston has been experimenting with a variety of public engagement approaches designed …
Fostering Civic Dialogue
In a world where new technologies have taken on an expanded role in our daily lives, there is a need to engage the public in discussions concerning new and emerging technologies and how they might interact with our lives, our society and our environment, both now and in the near and the distant futures. This paper posits that science museums can work to fulfill this need. Drawing upon lessons learned through the evaluation of thirteen civic dialo…
Information-Sharing and Community-Building
Social media have given rise to new opportunities for science organizations to communicate with the public. Building on theories of science communication and public relations, this study examined scientific institutions’ use of Twitter for one-way and two-way communication in connection with science festivals over the period 2012 to 2015, using NanoDays as a case study. It identified three communicative functions of tweets by organizations—inform…
Engaging the Public in Public Policy
The author advocates for the unique ability of science museums to educate visitors in socio-science and technology issues that influence policy, and also discusses the potential pitfalls museums face if programs step beyond the foundational science of subjective social issues, or more hazardously, mingle with politics. He analyzes three approaches open to museums navigating these territories, with examples of their exploratory implementation at t…
Cokelore
Cokelore
Urban Folklore from Colorado
“Hel our Queen”
One of the most arresting characters in medieval literature, appearing in the Old English Gospel of Nicodemus, is seo hell , an apparently female chthonic figure who engages in a memorable flyting with Satan and orders him out of “her” dwelling ( ut of mýnre onwununge ) Her vivid personification in a dramatically excellent scene suggests that her gender is more than grammatical, and invites comparison with the Old Norse underworld goddess Hel and…
Some remarks on the new tonality
The composer Larry Bell gives a stylistic overview of the changes in recent composition in the United States. These general remarks are illuminated by examples taken from Bell's own works, with particular emphasis on his Concerto for Oboe and Five Instruments. The discussion centers on the formal use of style quotation and the expressive influence of popular culture in post-modern composition
Fostering Civic Dialogue
In a world where new technologies have taken on an expanded role in our daily lives, there is a need to engage the public in discussions concerning new and emerging technologies and how they might interact with our lives, our society and our environment, both now and in the near and the distant futures. This paper posits that science museums can work to fulfill this need. Drawing upon lessons learned through the evaluation of thirteen civic dialo…
Engaging the Public in Technology Policy
As science museums become increasingly engaged with informal education about technology, consideration of both social values and ethical controversies becomes more central to their role. While science has traditionally been represented as largely independent of these considerations, technology more visibly presents society with choices. The Museum of Science in Boston has been experimenting with a variety of public engagement approaches designed …
Engaging the Public in Public Policy
The author advocates for the unique ability of science museums to educate visitors in socio-science and technology issues that influence policy, and also discusses the potential pitfalls museums face if programs step beyond the foundational science of subjective social issues, or more hazardously, mingle with politics. He analyzes three approaches open to museums navigating these territories, with examples of their exploratory implementation at t…
Using Provocative Questions to Address Societal Health Issues
Debates about healthcare, abortion, stem cells, and other issues illustrate that health decision-making can be a societal challenge. This article posits that museums can take an active role in helping visitors participate in public health decision-making by asking them to think about socio-scientific issues through the lens of argumentation. As a part of the development of exhibits focusing on public health and human biology, the Museum of Scienc…
Information-Sharing and Community-Building
Social media have given rise to new opportunities for science organizations to communicate with the public. Building on theories of science communication and public relations, this study examined scientific institutions’ use of Twitter for one-way and two-way communication in connection with science festivals over the period 2012 to 2015, using NanoDays as a case study. It identified three communicative functions of tweets by organizations—inform…
Political science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works)