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1	Ett genis trovärdighet : En retorisk analys av Albert Einsteins vetenskapliga ethos / The Credibility of a Genius : A Rhetorical Analysis of Albert Einstein's Scientific Ethos Göransdotter, Rebecka January 2018 (has links) Albert Einstein published the English translation of Relativity: The Special and General Theory in the midst of two big events in 1920: the confirmation of the two theories of relativity and spacetime in 1919 and the Nobel prize in physics in 1921. The new global celebrity wanted to make the theories intelligible and readable for an international English-speaking audience, an audience that also included antagonistic scientists and even anti-Semites. The aim of this thesis is to do a rhetorical analysis of Einstein’s character, his ethos, in Relativity, with a specific focus on creation of credibility in regard to his historical context: scientific ideals, values and norms as well as the political and cultural tendencies in Europe during the early 20th century. This was done firstly by identifying the implied auditor. Secondly, based on the material, I have identified three stereotypes or characters – the professional idealist, the mentor and the internationalist – which emphases different features and capacities that are crucial for the credibility of the text. Thirdly, by using these stereotypes and in regard to the specific historical context, I investigated how Einstein developed his primary ethos into a secondary ethos in the text. The rhetorical analysis of Einstein’s Relativity shows that his ethos stands in relation to the social and cultural perception of the virtuous epistemic scientist; to fight prejudices regarding being a Jewish-German theoretical physicist; and, noteworthy, a way to produce a well-needed international space – a crucial alternative to continue the positivistic knowledge production counter to the nationalistic project. rhetoric of science rhetoric of inquiry ethos prior and secondary ethos implied auditor Albert Einstein special and general theory of relativity science theoretical physics scientific ideal and norms epistemic virtues nationalism anti-Semitism genre popular science popularization retorik vetenskapsretorik ethos primär och-sekundärethos föreställd publik Albert Einstein vetenskap teoretisk fysik vetenskapliga ideal epistemologiska dygder nationalism internationalism antisemitism genre populärvetenskap popularisering Other Humanities not elsewhere specified Övrig annan humaniora
2	Delaktighet som pedagogik : Föreställd ras och publikpositioner i den svenska folktypsutställningen. / Participation as Pedagogy : Imagined Race and the Exhibit of Swedish Peoples-Types. Eriksson, Britas Benjamin January 2013 (has links) Participation as Pedagogy – Imagined Race and the Exhibit of Swedish Peoples-Types. This essay will analyse and give a deeper picture of the ”The Exhibit of Swedish People-Types” by focusing on the pedagogical ideals that formed the exhibit as an participatory media. The exhibit was led by the famous race-biologist Herman Lundborg and toured Sweden in 1919 displaying the racial constitution of the Swedish population using material gathered by the public itself. The exhibit has been described as an important tool in popularising eugenics in Swedish society during the early 20th century with the ambition of gaining funds to create the first race-biological institute and to influence policy-making. Nevertheless there has not been a single study which has focused solely on the exhibit and how the pedagogical ideals that permeated it affected the relation between the public and the media itself nor the political implications of this relation. I will show that the interactive participation enacted through the exhibit both defined a hierarchical relation between public and race-biological expertise, as well as it articulated a new “imagined community”, i.e., an “imagined race”. This participatory relation was not only key in creating the exhibit but also had implications on how the public should position itself and act in relation to society at large regarding eugenic matters. This gives me an opportunity to deepen our historical knowledge of the eugenics-movement and main-line racebiological networks in early 20 h century Swedish society. This essay also contribute to the history of participatory media and the popularisation of science. Pedagogical Ideals of Participation Participatory Media Measurements Popular Eugenics Race-Biology Exhibits Travelling Exhibits Genealogical surveys Family tree Imagined community Masspublics Herman Lundborg Carl Magnus Fürst Gaston Backman 1919 People-Types Race Sweden Media Non-Democratic Ideals Myrdal The Swedish Institute for Race-Biology Svenska institutet för rasbiologi Myrdal Icke-demokratiska ideal Media Sverige Gaston Backman Carl Magnus Fürst Herman Lundborg Genealogiska undersökningar Släktforskning Föreställd gemenskap Rasbiologi Utställningar Ambulerande utställningar Popularisering Mätningar Delaktigörande ideal Pedagogiska ideal Användar-genererade medier

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Ett genis trovärdighet : En retorisk analys av Albert Einsteins vetenskapliga ethos / The Credibility of a Genius : A Rhetorical Analysis of Albert Einstein's Scientific Ethos

Delaktighet som pedagogik : Föreställd ras och publikpositioner i den svenska folktypsutställningen. / Participation as Pedagogy : Imagined Race and the Exhibit of Swedish Peoples-Types.