Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 2022 OA PDF

Handling Family Business: Technical Communication Literacies in Black Family Reunions

Laura L. Allen York University

Abstract

This article highlights technical and professional communication (TPC) as a literacy practice used to plan and sustain Black family reunions. Specifically, I examine the work of three families who create and engage with technical and business writing genres to complete internal and external reunion organizing work. I argue that the field of TPC needs more focused inquiry into research that centers Black families as TPC practitioners.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2022-07-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2022.2069290
Open Access
OA PDF Bronze
Topics
technical communication

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