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Characterizing Rhetoric in Science Communication
Get PDFThe purpose of this capstone is to identify rhetoric in public-facing science communication, and to characterize and connect that rhetoric by its topic within science. Because science communication is a relatively new discipline to academia, there isn\u27t as much published about it as other topics. As matters of public health and scientific advancement begin to concern the everyday consumer more, there is a growing amount of science communication, as well as analysis of that communication. A 2019 paper by Lars König and Regina Jucks examined rhetoric in climate change communication, and found that the more aggressive the rhetoric in those communications, regardless of any professional affiliation of the presenter, the less trustworthy audiences found that communication. By characterizing the rhetoric in other areas of science communication, the project aims to further understand the nature of science communication
Dan Demetriou
No full textDemetriou, Dan. 2019 Ashes of Our Fathers: Racist Monuments and the Tribal Right, in Ethics, Left and Right: The Moral Issues That Divide Us, edited by Bob Fischer. Oxford: Oxford University Press.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/cosa2021/1017/thumbnail.jp
Finzel Named Founders Scholar
Get PDFProfessor of Economics Bart Finzel has been named the 8th University of Minnesota Morris Founders Scholar. Founders Scholars explore questions and ideas that increase knowledge of the campus mission
UMN Morris Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Professor Steve Rowell
Get PDFRowell is teaching a course in Environmental Studies and will give two public lectures. This spring the University of Minnesota Morris welcomes Distinguishing Visiting Professor in the Liberal Arts Steve Rowell
UMN Morris Teacher Candidates Benefit from GEER Grant Awards
Get PDFEleven University of Minnesota Morris teacher candidates are receiving support after the University of Minnesota was awarded a Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief (GEER) Grant. GEER funding is a federal grant initiative to address emergency needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
Le centre et la périphérie des communautés rurales dans les films burkinabés \u3ci\u3eKounandi\u3c/i\u3e et \u3ci\u3eYaaba\u3c/i\u3e
No full textWest-African film scholar Boukary Sawadogo identifies the 1990s as a period of transition in West-African Francophone cinema: Whereas earlier films from the region tend to deal broadly with socioeconomic themes relevant to the African continent at large, newer productions generally emphasize local and personal concerns, often addressing social issues from the starting point of a marginalized individual. In this paper, I explore two Burkinabe films, Yaaba (Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1989) and Kounandi (Apolline Traoré, 2004), in relation to Sawadogo’s analytic framework of marginality. After establishing the liminal position of the film’s lead characters, shunned since childhood by their close-knit rural communities, I trace how both characters manage to nonetheless exert a key influence on the health of the core of their villages. I thus argue that Yaaba and Kounandi both represent instances of modern West-African film in which social critiques are offered through local themes and an emphasis on the instructive experiences of marginalized individuals
What Factors in Nepal Account for the Rural-Urban Discrepancy in Human Capital? Evidence from Household Survey Data
Get PDFWe analyze the factors that determine human capital formation in the rural and urban sectors of Nepal and decompose the intersectoral difference into variables underlying supply and demand for human capital. In particular, we examine the role of access to primary and secondary schools as well as the socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic characteristics of households. Our results are based on Nepal Living Standards Survey data for 2004 and 2011. We find that access to schooling has a significant impact on the level of human capital, especially in rural areas. Our Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition attributes a large portion of the rural–urban gap to socioeconomic and demographic variables. Yet, the results reinforce our claim that an improvement in schooling access and road infrastructure is also necessary, particularly in the vast rural sector of Nepal, if human capital development is to provide a greater contribution to national welfare