title: Amateur knowledge: public art and citizen science.
abstract: The science studies literatures on amateurs and citizen science have remained largely unconnected despite similarities between the two categories. The essay connects amateur knowledge and citizen science through examples from public art. Through an analysis of the use of the term "amateur" by contemporary artists working to engage the public in critiques of science, connections in the ideals of democratic knowledge making by amateurs and citizen scientists are further explored.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D044382:Population Groups / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D024382:Professional Role / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D011639:Public Opinion / Q000266:history; D012586:Science / Q000193:education / Q000266:history