Abstract:Approaching citizen science discourse as a form of epideictic rhetoric, in this paper I explore how citizen scientists are rhetorically constituted through public-facing communication by five Ontario-based organizations involved in water quality monitoring initiatives. Working from the perspective that it is important to consider both the macro-level (ideo)logics that frame these initiatives as well as their situated diversity and complexity, my analysis identifies shared and distinctive value-laden characteri… Show more
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