New UGP publication: Tools of the Trade: Picturing Knowledge

The publication Tools of the Trade: Picturing Knowledge is now available online and as open access from University of Groningen Press (UGP).

The publication is edited by Leonieke Bolderman, Sean Desjardins, Alberto Godioli, Sander van Lanen, Jolien M. Mouw, Naomi de Ruiter, Else Starkenburg en Riemer Vegter.

About the book

What do academics do, exactly? What are the tools of scientific research, and how do they differ from one field to another? And why does this matter? In a time of growing misinformation and skepticism towards specialist knowledge, making research practices more transparent is an important challenge for universities.

This book is based on a dialogue between academics from the University of Groningen and a diverse group of talented visual artists. It features 14 comics focusing on the various ways in which researchers create knowledge – be it through lab experiments, ethnographic observations, archival research or citizen science.