Language constraints in producing prefiguration posters for a scientific exhibition
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Public Understanding of Science
- Vol. 6 (4) , 383-408
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-6625/6/4/005
Abstract
The museographic transposition of scientific knowledge leads notably to the preparation of exhibition posters. This is a delicate operation, on account of the constraints imposed by space, language, concepts and the text. These difficulties are even greater in the case of bovine reproduction biotechnologies, such as cloning, where knowledge is not yet stable. This paper deals with the choices made during the phase of museographic transposition. First of all, based on an epistemological approach, a historical analysis of knowledge-building underpins the choice of information to be presented. Language is then selected according to the linguistic analysis of a series of articles which popularize science. Finally, the posters are assessed by samples of potential visitors.Keywords
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