The additional module planned in the context of the FMS2 project will focus on cultural engagements with the COVID-19 outbreak in different media, which both react to and (co-) produce the current situation of (perceived) crisis. The emergence and proliferation of these forms of engagement, understood as popular forms of science communication, offer the unique opportunity to study science narratives ‘in the making’. The additional module, which will draw on findings of FMS/FMS2, will add substantially to the overall context of the interdisciplinary cooperation of FMS, broadening the scope of the ongoing research by including social media, and significantly deepening our understanding of the complex and mutually constitutive relationship between science and social dynamics, brought into focus by the current pandemic.    «

The additional module planned in the context of the FMS2 project will focus on cultural engagements with the COVID-19 outbreak in different media, which both react to and (co-) produce the current situation of (perceived) crisis. The emergence and proliferation of these forms of engagement, understood as popular forms of science communication, offer the unique opportunity to study science narratives ‘in the making’. The additional module, which will draw on findings of FMS/FMS2, will add substan...    »