Emma Weitkamp's Outputs (4)

Politicisation of science in COVID-19 editorial cartoons: A comparative study of cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article

This study explores the representation of scientists and politicians in editorial cartoons from three countries: Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Of 466 cartoons collected from six Sunday newspapers (two from each country) over an 1... Read More about Politicisation of science in COVID-19 editorial cartoons: A comparative study of cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Audiences for science-theatre: Valued but under-explored (2023)
Book Chapter

Despite the growing interest in science-theatre, its audiences remain an under-researched topic within the field of science communication. Therefore, we know relatively little about audience engagement with science-theatre in this context. In this ch... Read More about Audiences for science-theatre: Valued but under-explored.

Science communication practices and trust in information sources amongst Nigerian scientists and journalists (2023)
Journal Article

Relatively few studies have explored the communication practices of researchers and journalists working in African contexts. We set out to explore the communication activities undertaken by Nigerian health researchers and journalists, their motivatio... Read More about Science communication practices and trust in information sources amongst Nigerian scientists and journalists.

Science & Theatre: Communicating Science and Technology with Performing Arts (2022)
Book

There has been a significant growth in initiatives involving theatre, drama and performance within a science communication context. Yet there is little scholarship exploring this phenonomenan from a science communication perspective.
Weitkamp and A... Read More about Science & Theatre: Communicating Science and Technology with Performing Arts.