Signatures and Spinoffs: Sequences of Ignorance in the Theory/Practice Split of the Ecological Society of America, 1917–1950
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The Science Communication Project @ISU was founded in 2010 with the goal of enhancing collaborative research on, education for, and the practice of public science communication, broadly conceived. Our biennial symposia- which include public presentations of multidisciplinary research and interactive workshops- bring together a network of scholars who share interests in public engagement of science, environmental communication, natural resource management, and agriscience. Conference proceedings showcase research, evaluations, and critiques of science communication-related practices and phenomena.
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In this paper, I demonstrate the rhetorical life of ignorance as a special topos of ecological science. I accomplish this through a topical survey of the genre systems of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), and show how ignorance sequences into larger argumentative signatures that define its disciplinary epistemology. I argue that Ecology is a science with a social praxis and ignoring public application not only underserves the discipline, but is inconsistent with the history of Ecology.