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Science in Culture: Audiences’ Perspective on Engaging With Science at a Summer Festival

Sardo, Ana Margarida; Grand, Ann

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Authors

Ann Grand



Abstract

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. In this commentary, we explore the factors that contributed to festival goers’ choice to attend science-based events at a summer cultural festival. We evaluated the impact of such events on the audiences: their levels of engagement, reasons for participation, and their views on and reactions to the events. Presented with a variety of cultural events, attendances at science-based events were strong, with high levels of enjoyment and engagement with scientists and other speakers. Moreover, audiences saw science not as something distinct from “cultural” events but as just another option: Science was culture.

Citation

Sardo, A. M., & Grand, A. (2016). Science in Culture: Audiences’ Perspective on Engaging With Science at a Summer Festival. Science Communication, 38(2), 251-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547016632537

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 17, 2016
Publication Date Apr 1, 2016
Deposit Date Feb 24, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Science Communication
Print ISSN 1075-5470
Electronic ISSN 1552-8545
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 2
Pages 251-260
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547016632537
Keywords informal venues, science communication, public engagement, generic venues, audience, festivals
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/923012
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547016632537

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