This theoretical paper explores the use of narrative as a captivating
vehicle for representing and communicating scientific information. It
does so with the use of a narrative-based exhibit found at the
Alexander Fleming Museum in London. Built upon theoretical
underpinnings that point to the value of narrative for learning, we
examine the necessary components, if any, of narrative alongside with
excerpts and images from the exhibit describing the discovery of
penicillin. We wander through this specific example about what it
would mean to narrativize science, as an attempt to make it
meaningful to and accessible by the public.
By Lucy Avraamidou (University of Nicosia) and Jonathan Osborne
(King's College London).
<http://www.pantaneto.co.uk/issue31/avraamidou.htm>Link
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