Queering Science Communication

Tara Roberson is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems at The University of Queensland. Lindy A. Orthia is Honorary Senior Lecturer of Sociology at The Australian National University.

"The book serves as a great example for not only integrating insights across the continuum of research, practice and teaching in science communication, but also for employing a critical Science and Technology Studies (STS) lens for reflecting on our field’s assumptions, practices and historical frameworks." Journal of Science Communication

• Introduction - Tara Roberson and Lindy A. OrthiaPart 1: Negotiating Queer Identities with Science, Technology, and Medicine1. Where to ‘Keep’ the Queer: Contestations and Anxieties in Clinical Communications - Aritra ChatterjeePractice Spotlight: Gender and Sex in Research Communications - Sophia Frentz2. The Question of Queer Complexity: Science Communication and Queer Activism - V de Kauwe and Emily Standen3. Queer Interests in Technology and Innovation Discourse - Tara RobersonPractice Spotlight: All We Need Is … The Endosymbiotic Love Calendar - Annalaura Alifuoco, Natalie E.R. Beveridge, Yasmine Kumordzi, and Hwa Young JungPractice Spotlight: GENDERS: Shaping and Breaking the Binary, an Exhibition at Science Gallery London - Helen Kaplinsky and Jessie KrishTeaching Notes for Part 1Part 2: Representations of Queerness in Public Science Communication4. Queering Science Museums, Science Centres, and Other Public Science Institutions - Eleanor S. Armstrong and Simon J. LockPractice Spotlight: Queer by Nature: The LGBTQ+ Natural History Tour - Josh DavisPractice Spotlight: Science Queers: Overacted Representation in Science Communication - Òscar Aznar-AlemanyPractice Spotlight: Science is a Drag! Online Events - Carla Suciu, Brynley Pearlstone, and Sam Langford5. Queer Characters in Science-themed Fiction - Lindy A. Orthia and Leo P. VisserPractice Spotlight: Using #QueerInSTEM and Related Hashtags to Promote Your Science Communication - Luis Lopez and Alberto I. RocaPractice Spotlight: Queer Science Blogs: Public Communication Before the Age of Social Media - Ron Buckmire and Alberto I. RocaTeaching Notes for Part 2Part 3: Queer People in Science Communication Communities6. Malayang Paglaladlad para sa Mapagpalayang Paglalahad: Coming Out and Queering Science Communication in Contested Spaces - John Noel Viaña, Mario Carlo Severo, Miguel Barretto-Garcia, Paul James Magtaan, Jason Tan Liwag, Roemel Jeusep Bueno, Christer de Silva, and Shaira PanelaPractice Spotlight: Queer Scientists PH: Visibility Towards Community Building and Empowerment - Jason Tan Liwag, Jay S. Fidelino, Rey Audie S. Escosio, Almira B. Ocampo, and Nikki Santos-OcampoPractice Spotlight: 500 Queer Scientists at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Alice Motion and Hervé Sauquet7. Including Queerness and Improving Belonging of Intersectional Queer Identities in Science Communication Communities - Katherine CanfieldPractice Spotlight: Rainbow Spectrums: Embracing Our Queer Disabled Family in Science Communication - V de Kauwe and Kai Fisher8. Have Rainbow, Will Collect Data: How Citizen and Community Science Engages Queer Volunteers - Todd A. HarwellTeaching Notes for Part 3Part 4: Queering Institutional Science Communication Agendas9. Science OUTreach: A Queer Approach to Science Communication Practice - Alice Motion and Lee WallacePractice Spotlight: Queer Communicators in Environmental, Climate Change, and Sustainability Conversations - Franzisca WederPractice Spotlight: How LGBTIQA+ Representation in Organization Leadership Impacts Inclusivity and Visibility - Sarah Durcan and Andrea BandelliPractice Spotlight: Outer Edge: Queer(y)ing STEM Collections – A Community Workshop - Eleanor S. Armstrong and Sophie Gerber10. The Possibilities of Queer in Science Communication Teaching and Pedagogies - Simon J. Lock and Eleanor S. Armstrong11. Queering Science Communication Theory Beyond Deficit and Dialogue Binaries - Lindy A. Orthia and V de KauweTeaching Notes for Part 4Conclusions - Tara Roberson and Lindy A. Orthia