The UAH Business and Technical Writing Program is excited to announce a free public lecture from Dr. Leah Ceccarelli, professor of communication at the University of Washington, discussing the way scientists are presented in public narratives like zombie films and presidential speeches.This event is free and open to the public! Join us for the talk and a Q&A session on Thursday, April 14 at 4:00 in Charger Union 227 on the UAH campus.
The talk, “The Persona of the Scientist in the Stories We Tell,” reveals a contested persona for the modern scientist. The figure of the scientist in the public imaginary occupies the role
of both hero and fool, responsible citizen and morally blind outsider. A better understanding of the rhetorical possibilities available for
representing the character of the scientist in various public texts, from presidential speeches to popular movies to judicial decisions, should help us to better select those depictions that are most likely to benefit society and reject those depictions that are most likely to do harm. This event is sponsored by the UAH English Department and the UAH Humanities Center.
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