it sounds like you're just saying that anything you are actively doing makes you an "activist" for that thing
No, I'm not, and I don't get on with that attitude.
If your speaking on physics involved a significant element of, say, outreach to non-scientists, attempts to counter public misconceptions about science, trying to involve more eg women, people from poorer backgrounds, etc etc to get involved with science careers...then I'd say it was OK to call yourself a 'physics activist'. Or maybe a 'teaching activist', whatever suited best.
To be more specific, I'd say if you spend time doing something in which you are, on some level, advocating legal, political or social *change*, then it could be activism.
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Date: 2010-04-05 11:41 pm (UTC)No, I'm not, and I don't get on with that attitude.
If your speaking on physics involved a significant element of, say, outreach to non-scientists, attempts to counter public misconceptions about science, trying to involve more eg women, people from poorer backgrounds, etc etc to get involved with science careers...then I'd say it was OK to call yourself a 'physics activist'. Or maybe a 'teaching activist', whatever suited best.
To be more specific, I'd say if you spend time doing something in which you are, on some level, advocating legal, political or social *change*, then it could be activism.