Jay Lemke (born 1946) is an American semiotician and science education scholar with a background in physics. He is professor of education at the

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Biography

Lemke obtained his B.S. (Physics) from the University of Chicago in 1966, his M.S. (Physics) from the University of Chicago in 1968, and his Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics) from the *University of Chicago 1973. After getting his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at the

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in 1973, Lemke taught at

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as a faculty member in the School of Education. Between 2000 and 2002, he was the Executive Officer of the Ph.D. Program in Urban Education at the

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. He has been a co-editor of and reviewer for several professional journals. He pursues broad research interests, including

Postmodernism Postmodernism encompasses a variety of artistic, Culture, cultural, and philosophical movements that claim to mark a break from modernism. They have in common the conviction that it is no longer possible to rely upon previous ways of depicting ...

Critical Theory Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are ...

Masculism Masculism or masculinism may variously refer to ideologies and socio-political movements that seek to eliminate discrimination against men, or increase adherence to or promotion of attributes regarded as typical of males. The terms may also re ...

Sexualities Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied w ...

Discourse Analysis Discourse analysis (DA), or discourse studies, is an approach to the analysis of written, spoken, or sign language, including any significant semiotic event. The objects of discourse analysis (discourse, writing, conversation, communicative sy ...

Social semiotics Social semiotics (also social semantics) is a branch of the field of semiotics which investigates human signifying practices in specific social and cultural circumstances, and which tries to explain meaning-making as a social practice. Semiotics, ...

, Ecosocial Dynamics, and

Complex Systems A complex system is a system composed of many components that may interact with one another. Examples of complex systems are Earth's global climate, organisms, the human brain, infrastructure such as power grid, transportation or communication s ...

. He has done significant research in

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

science education Science education is the teaching and learning of science to school children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education includes work in science content, science process (the scientific method), some ...

and

semiotics Semiotics ( ) is the systematic study of sign processes and the communication of meaning. In semiotics, a sign is defined as anything that communicates intentional and unintentional meaning or feelings to the sign's interpreter. Semiosis is a ...

. His best known work, ''Talking Science'', has influenced research methods and practice in science education, and was translated into Spanish as ''Aprender a hablar ciencia''.

Select bibliography

*''Talking Science: Language, Learning, and Values.'' Ablex Publishing, 1990. *''Textual Politics: Discourse and Social Dynamics.'' Taylor & Francis, 1995.''Textual Politics'' at Google Books.
/ref> *"Intertextuality and Educational Research." ''Linguistics and Education'' 4(3-4): 257-268, 1992. *"Across the Scales of Time: Artifacts, Activities, and Meanings in Ecosocial Systems" ''Mind, Culture, and Activity 7(4)'': 273-290. 2000.

References

External links

Jay Lemke personal website
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