The chapter focuses on Pasteur's public experimentation of the anthrax vaccine (Pouilly-le-Fort, 1881) as portrayed in the English and French popular press of the time. It is argued that this 'popular' level of representation did not merely provide additional publicity for Pasteur's ideas. Rather, the nature and meaning of the experiment itself and of the related controversy on immunisation were substantially negotiated and shaped within the public arena. The multifold consequences of this framing at the public level are explored. In particular, attention is drawn to the relationships that in such process were established with other issues debated at the same time in the arena, namely homoeopathy, vivisection and vaccination.
The uses of the scientific fact. Pasteur's public experiment on anthrax in the popular press of the time
Bucchi, Massimiano
2004-01-01
Abstract
The chapter focuses on Pasteur's public experimentation of the anthrax vaccine (Pouilly-le-Fort, 1881) as portrayed in the English and French popular press of the time. It is argued that this 'popular' level of representation did not merely provide additional publicity for Pasteur's ideas. Rather, the nature and meaning of the experiment itself and of the related controversy on immunisation were substantially negotiated and shaped within the public arena. The multifold consequences of this framing at the public level are explored. In particular, attention is drawn to the relationships that in such process were established with other issues debated at the same time in the arena, namely homoeopathy, vivisection and vaccination.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
The uses of scientific fact - in Appropriating technology.pdf
Solo gestori archivio
Tipologia:
Post-print referato (Refereed author’s manuscript)
Licenza:
Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione
666.88 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
666.88 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione