Article ID: CBB173073577

Mayflowers and Sleeping Johnnies: Nature-Study, Local Knowledge, and A. H. MacKay’s Phenological Research in Rural Nova Scotia, 1892-1925 (2020)

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This article explores the social context of a crowd-sourced science experiment to record phenological data in early twentieth-century rural Nova Scotia, run through the provincial school system. It focuses in particular on the interaction between the project administrators and the rural people who participated, bringing non-traditional actors—young rural women and children—to the foreground of the history of science in Canada. These ongoing interactions reveal early twentieth-century efforts to consolidate scientific authority alongside efforts to standardize rural engagements with the natural world. However, participants challenged the project’s scientific ideals, asserting the relevance of local, place-based knowledge in rural Nova Scotia.

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Authors & Contributors
Mitchell Kiefer
Nick Dorzweiler
Sease, Kasey Marie
Jennifer Bowen
Kärnfelta, Johan
Zilberstein, Anya
Concepts
Public understanding of science
Science and society
Authorities; experts
Communication of scientific ideas
Popularization
Science education and teaching
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Germany
Ireland
Barcelona (Spain)
New England (U.S.)
Nova Scotia
Institutions
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh)
British Association for the Advancement of Science
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