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Published on: July 29, 2007
[Scientists in cartoons: humanizing science]
Carlos Henrique Fioravanti1, Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade2, Ivan da Costa Marques3
1Jornalista científico. Avenida Doutor Cândido Mota Filho, 183/24. 05351-000 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil. chfioravanti@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Published daily from 1994 to 2002 in Correio Popular, a Campinas-based newspaper, Os cientistas (The scientists) comic strips produced by Brazilian researchers and journalists presented science critically and irreverently, exposing the insecurities and frustrations of scientists, as well as the conflicts between them and their communication difficulties with other groups, like journalists. This article shows the diversity of personalities, subjects, graphic styles, and potential meanings in a sample of comic strips published in the first four years.
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