Circulation as a visual practice

Katharina Steiner*, Lukas Engelmann*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This special issue looks at some of the ways that images are adopted, co-opted, and adapted in the life sciences and beyond. It brings together papers that investigate the role of visualization in scientific knowledge production with contributions that focus on the distribution and dissemination of knowledge to a broader audience. A commentary provides a critical perspective. In this editorial we introduce circulation as a practice to better understand scientific images. Along two themes,we highlight connections across the papers. First, the social life of scientific representation follows the contexts, settings and spaces through which images circulate. Second, authorship, expertise and trust inform the capacity and the failure of images to circulate. Altogether, this volume raises a set of new questions about circulation as practice in the historiography of images in the life sciences.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-157
Number of pages15
JournalBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Volume46
Issue number2-3
Early online date11 Aug 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • image
  • visualisation
  • circulation
  • life sciences

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