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Affect, Identity, & Representation in Science & Mathematics JAY LEMKE UCSD / LCHC University of Michigan

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Feeling Science How does it FEEL to be engaged in/with representations? Representation as process / practice Sensory feeling, motor feeling, affective feeling Feelings about: modalities, media, technologies, genres, styles, contents Feelings about producing, using

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Saurian Feelings

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Galactic Feelings

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Awe

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Connection

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Shock

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Aesthetic Feelings

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Feelings for & about: Semiotic Modalities: language, depiction, gesture, mathematics Media: print, video, photography, 3D physical models Technologies: [recording, creating, accessing, labeling, displaying] Genres: Cartesian graphs, algebraic calculations, protein models, GIS maps

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Dimensions of Feeling Somatic feelings: drowsiness, nausea, pain Reactive emotions: fear, anger, awe, disgust Evaluative & self-evaluative feelings regarding: Un/certainty, Usuality/Surprise Un/desirability, Normativity (should/nt) Un/importance, Seriousness/Humor

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Scientific Aesthetics

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A Feeling for the Organism

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Science Cover Art

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Identity & Identifications What kinds of representations do we identify with? In making and in using? Which do we feel most comfortable using? Which do we identify with our own research community? Our own work? Who does and does not identify with which kinds of representations and practices?

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Genres, Styles, & Media

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Representing DNA

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Or

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Original

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A Feeling for the Model

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Other Models, Other Feelings

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Feelings For & About:

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Familiarity, simplicity, utility?

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Medium, Genre, Style

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Mixing Modalities & Genres

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In Context

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New Media, Old Genres

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Medium, Genre, Content

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Future Forms & Feelings New Modalities: Programming languages New Media: VRML, Immersive 3D New Genres: Scrollable timelines, zoomable images, interactive simulations and technologies, styles, contents Packaged as unitary wholes ? or customizable mix-and-match ?

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Across Media

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Meta-Representation