On Expertise by Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher
A rhetorical account of expertise and expert status that is informed by research in allied fields, including Science, Technology, and Society studies, psychology, education, and philosophy.“On Expertise is an important and well-executed project, combining theoretical discussions with qualitative data collections such as surveys and interviews to answer the question of whether we can change the public’s attitude toward expertise and its ability to participate in discourses of expertise for the betterWith cautious optimism, it enters into a crisis with a long and sordid history of a public's deep distrust and skepticism.”
—E. Johanna Hartelius, author of The Gifting Logos: Expertise in the Digital Commons
“Mehlenbacher's expansive understanding of the conceptualization, application, and reception of expertise is much needed—even essential—in the present cultural moment.”
—L. H. Taylor Jr. Choice
Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher is Canada Research Chair in Science, Health, and Technology Communication in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of Science Communication Online: Engaging Experts and Publics on the Internet and coeditor of Emerging Genres in New Media Environments.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271092768 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271092769 |
| Title | On Expertise |
| Author | Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher |
| Series | Rsa Series In Transdisciplinary Rhetoric |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2022-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 198 |
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