Communications Project (2024-)

Towards an Inclusive Public Communications Strategy in the History of Science

The MPIWG Public Communications Team is relatively new and in a developing phase. At the same time, the Institute itself continues to grow as a site of interdisciplinary humanities and social science research.

However, until now the Institute’s public communications has highlighted research and perspectives already well represented in the wider academic and public sphere. And research communication more broadly is imbalanced in its representation—for example with regards to people based on gender, race, or (dis)ability, and of the kinds of perspectives made visible, such as those of the Global South.

The project "Towards an Inclusive Public Communications Strategy in the History of Science" looks to redress this imbalance through collaboration with MPIWG members, communications practitioners, and academic researchers in science communication. Over five years the project aims to identify asymmetries in communicating about researchers, topics, and epistemologies that are often excluded through contemporary science communication; understand the reasons behind this exclusion; and develop policies, formats, and mentorship programs that work towards a more inclusive public communications practice.

 

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