Viewpoints Related to the Images of a Biology Textbook

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Antonio Carlos Rodrigues de Amorim

Abstract

This paper presents a set of indicators to describe the images of a Brazilian secondary education Biology textbook. The analysis starts with the concepts of language and representation in the cultural studies perspective; so, they are meaning producers. It faces the question that reality, including the one represented by biological sciences, is a game of forces. The analysis focuses on language gaps and the relationships between difference and power, enquiring how the identities of students-readers of images should move and create temporary fixity. The game of forces of signification is thought by difference, the analytics of which always expresses something multiple. In this context, it highlights the necessary deconstruction of premise of truth represented by scientific knowledge and the
images that represent it.

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Viewpoints Related to the Images of a Biology Textbook. (2016). Journal of Biology Education, 19(1), (pp. 83-99). https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v19.n1.22532
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Investigaciones y desarrollos
Author Biography

Antonio Carlos Rodrigues de Amorim, Universidad Estadual de Campinas

Departamento de Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte, Faculdade de Educação. Universidade Estadual de Campinas

How to Cite

Viewpoints Related to the Images of a Biology Textbook. (2016). Journal of Biology Education, 19(1), (pp. 83-99). https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v19.n1.22532