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Student Roundtable - Consensus Reality

The SciComm Collective

Show Notes

Keelan investigates what consensus reality is with Holly and Camila and how this relates to our work as science communicators. They delve into the theory behind this concept and discuss the intricacies behind mimesis and fiction. This theoretical discussion touches on all kinds of important concepts such as positionality, the impact of lenses, and the importance of context. Episode links: If you want to see Keelan’s diagrams, click here Read about the deficit model ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠ and listen toour episode on it ⁠here⁠ Read up on Haraway’s situated knowledges ⁠here⁠ If you’re interested in Bourdieu’s social capital, you canread his original work on it ⁠here

This episode was brought to you by: Episode Host: Keelan Powell Special Guests: Holly Dear and Camila Pardo Uribe Socials: Follow The SciComm Collective on Instagram Produced: Keelan Powell, Holly Dear and Camila Pardo Uribe Audio edited: Keelan Powell Show notes: Clare Boon

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