On Cultures and Artscience: Interdisciplinarity and Discourses of “Twos” and “Threes” after Snow’s Two Cultures

Vaage, Nora S.

doi:10.5324/njsts.v3i1.2152

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“…Indeed, it could be argued that creators of sci-comics represent a rejection of the dichotomy between science and art [Sørensen Vaage, 2016] in favour of a 'hybrid' identity that actively seeks to join the arts and sciences [Gewin, 2013] and in doing so blends entertainment and information (or in some cases education). Many of the creators represented by this study are evidence of the fact that to be a scientist or an artistor to have an interest in either discipline -are not mutually exclusive identities.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The creators in this research represent a move away from viewing art as an instrument in service of a 'more noble' scientific cause [Wilkinson and Weitkamp, 2016;Wysocki and Thompson, 2014]. By striving to create comics that have both artistic and scientific value [Jee and Anggoro, 2012;Sørensen Vaage, 2016;Hilton, 2014], they fulfil the dual criteria of a true sci-art project and embody an attitude of "art for art's sake" [Wilkinson and Weitkamp, 2016, p. 102]. They also "contribute to wider, cultural conversations" surrounding science [Sørensen Vaage, 2016, p. 7] by adding stories about science to the roster of subjects explored by art, revealing to readers and creators alike that science can have an aesthetic value as well as a utilitarian one.…”

Section: Science In/as Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Alter egos: an exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators

Collver¹,

Weitkamp²

2018

JCOM

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While academic interest in science comics has been growing in recent years, the creators of these materials remain understudied. This research aimed to explore the experiences and views of science comic creators through the lens of science communication. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 science comic creators. Interviewees felt that the visual, narrative, permanent, and approachable qualities of comics made them particularly adept at explaining science and bringing it to new audiences. Science comic creators often had complex identities, occupying an ambiguous territory between `science' and `art', but were otherwise unconcerned with strict definitions. They emphasised the importance of balance between entertaining and informing, striving to create an engaging visual narrative without overcrowding it with facts or compromising scientific accuracy. This balancing act, and how they negotiate it, sheds light on what it means to be a science communicator operating in the space between entertainment and information/education.

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Section: Science In/as Culturementioning

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Alter egos: an exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators

Collver¹,

Weitkamp²

2018

JCOM

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“…Despite some obstacles (see Lapointe 2015), collaboration between artists and scientists is nowadays reflected in the programmes of many labs, museums, and forums internationally, and in binding terms like Art-Science, ArtScience, SciArt, ArtSci, art/science, and other variants (see Born and Barry 2010;Edwards 2008). However, rather than generating shifts in thinking, Lapworth (2015) and Vaage (2016) argued that simply joining together the words art and science just reinforces the old notion of a binary opposition between the two fields (see Snow's 1990Snow's [1959 The Two Cultures).…”

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Integrative Research in Art and Science: A Framework for Proactive Humanities

Lesaffre

Leman

2020

Critical Arts

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We argue that current cultural developments, driven by innovative technology, call for a reconsideration of the role of humanities as a field of study in which art and science is tightly integrated. This integration would allow the humanities to develop a proactive power such that it can (co-)steer the innovative developments of the techno-culture. Integrated art-science research may be realized in contexts where human expressive interaction with multimedia is investigated. Research outcomes from this domain may offer opportunities for humanities to contribute to cultural developments. Given the context of interactive multimedia, we offer a theoretical framework based on art-science research concerning: (1) human interaction, (2) interaction systems, and (3) cultural and societal interaction outcomes. The goal of the framework is to contribute to a new ambition for the humanities, one in which knowledge about culture, on top of being reflective, critical, and descriptive, has an intrinsic power to contribute to innovative techno-cultural developments.

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“…Nimkulrat and Groth 2018;Nimkulrat et al 2019;Karana et al 2019). The diversity of case studies presented in these proceedings, and in further literature (Mejía et al 2018;Driver, Peralta, and Moultrie 2011;Vaage 2015) as well as in the examples mentioned above, suggest it may be unsuitable to draw an all-encompassing general understanding of ideal formats for collaboration, as each case needs to be framed individually. While acknowledging this diversity, the present study aims to identify challenges and opportunities for experiential knowledge exchange in such collaborations.…”

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Conditions for experiential knowledge exchange in collaborative research across the sciences and creative practice

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Interdisciplinary research across the sciences and creative practice offers potential to explore new areas of knowledge previously hidden between disciplines. However, diverging epistemology and expectations make collaboration difficult. We interviewed 11 researchers working in projects that combined scientific and creative practice research, to investigate how they dealt with different epistemological approaches. In some cases, the discrepancies that were first experienced as hindrances turned into enablers, opening up new vistas for learning. Our findings show that the prerequisites for experiential knowledge transfer need to be built consciously by engaging in handson practices and shared cognitive activities that may extend beyond the personal comfort zone. Furthermore, the common goals and research questions need to be motivating for all involved. Although academic research funding agents encourage interdisciplinary research, funding alone is not sufficient to motivate people to work and truly learn together. By combining different types of knowledge in co-creation processes, participants are able to better share each other's views and construct a multifaceted understanding. An analysis of the interviews suggests how a conscious development of interdisciplinary practice helps educate thinkers and makers to feel comfortable in the unsettling zone between disciplinary boundaries, and thus contribute to innovative research.

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On Cultures and Artscience: Interdisciplinarity and Discourses of “Twos” and “Threes” after Snow’s Two Cultures

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Alter egos: an exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators

Alter egos: an exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators

Integrative Research in Art and Science: A Framework for Proactive Humanities

Conditions for experiential knowledge exchange in collaborative research across the sciences and creative practice

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