Popular Science was a pictorial published in Shanghai from 1933, which drew readers in with colorful covers and abundant use of images. Many of its images came from foreign popular scientific publications, alongside locally-made photos and illustrations. Why were certain images changed and adapted, while others were not? This flashtalk will present key examples of images from Popular Science magazine, and ask how did the “translation” of these image shape the meaning of popular science in Republican-era, urban China?
