Lisa W Holstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 6215947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa W Holstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa W |
| FAMILY NAME | Holstein |
| SIGNATURE | HOLSTEIN L W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Purveyors of ignorance
This chapter offers illustrative studies that have addressed some of the ways in which powerful actors who are threatened by research engage in efforts to construct public ignorance about that work, often targeting journalists to advance their causes. It considers how journalists respond to these efforts, and some of the factors that influence how, in violation of the ideals of journalism but, ironically, in keeping with what we know about newswo…
Manufacturing doubt
In recent decades, corporate and special interests have developed a wide repertoire of methods to manufacture doubt about science that threatens their interests. In the case presented here, a trade association issued a rich assortment of rhetorical claims intended to sow public confusion about university studies that threatened to undermine its industry's activities. Journalists' use of these claims appeared to vary largely as a function of their…
Constructing and Reconstructing Scientific Ignorance
In Ignorance and Uncertainty: Emerging Paradigms, Australian sociologist Michael Smithson observes that Western intellectuals, who once preoccupied themselves with knowledge, are increasingly pondering ignorance. Those who are not, he adds, should consider doing so. It is an arresting suggestion, not unlike the one art instructors often make to students of drawing: do not look at the figure; look at the space around the figure. Once attention is …
Constructing and Reconstructing Scientific Ignorance
In Ignorance and Uncertainty: Emerging Paradigms, Australian sociologist Michael Smithson observes that Western intellectuals, who once preoccupied themselves with knowledge, are increasingly pondering ignorance. Those who are not, he adds, should consider doing so. It is an arresting suggestion, not unlike the one art instructors often make to students of drawing: do not look at the figure; look at the space around the figure. Once attention is …
Constructing and Reconstructing Scientific Ignorance
In Ignorance and Uncertainty: Emerging Paradigms, Australian sociologist Michael Smithson observes that Western intellectuals, who once preoccupied themselves with knowledge, are increasingly pondering ignorance. Those who are not, he adds, should consider doing so. It is an arresting suggestion, not unlike the one art instructors often make to students of drawing: do not look at the figure; look at the space around the figure. Once attention is …
Manufacturing doubt
In recent decades, corporate and special interests have developed a wide repertoire of methods to manufacture doubt about science that threatens their interests. In the case presented here, a trade association issued a rich assortment of rhetorical claims intended to sow public confusion about university studies that threatened to undermine its industry's activities. Journalists' use of these claims appeared to vary largely as a function of their…
Purveyors of ignorance
This chapter offers illustrative studies that have addressed some of the ways in which powerful actors who are threatened by research engage in efforts to construct public ignorance about that work, often targeting journalists to advance their causes. It considers how journalists respond to these efforts, and some of the factors that influence how, in violation of the ideals of journalism but, ironically, in keeping with what we know about newswo…
Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works) · Ignorance (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Confusion (1 work) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 work)