Karen Schroeder Sorensen

Cosmos and the Rhetoric of Popular Science (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Carl Sagan's Cosmos inspires audiences to look at the universe with new eyes and to appreciate humanity's importance in it. Sagan's deft use of rhetorical strategy creates an experience that pushes beyond the limits of a mere "educational" program to reveal a mythic adventure. Although Sagan contributed much to the field of science as well as to public understanding of it, Cosmos remains his signature brand. Cosmos and the Rhetoric of Popular Science builds on Thomas M. Lessl's observations regarding Cosmos' connection to the mythic and science fiction. It delves deeply into Sagan's rhetorical construction of the program in order to understand what elements contributed to its mythos.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498507608
• Artikelnr.: 48618537

Autorenporträt

By Karen Schroeder Sorensen

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Chapter 1: Cosmos' Epic Journey Chapter 2: Cosmos' Context in Time
Chapter 3: Ethos and the Popular Science Persona Chapter 4: The Forum of
Television Chapter 5: Cosmos and the Creation of a Popular Science Mythos
Chapter 6: The Rhetorical Art of Cosmos Chapter 7: Cosmos for Another
Generation Appendix 1: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Scene Index Appendix 2: A
Spacetime Odyssey Scene Index Appendix 3: Terms and Definitions References
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