Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2023

Technical Communication as Assemblage

Johndan Johnson-Eilola Clarkson University ; Stuart A. Selber Pennsylvania State University

Abstract

This article offers a theoretical intervention into the work on posthumanism in technical and professional communication (TPC), an intervention that encourages the field to recognize relationships between objects and users in different ways. Our intervention draws on the work of Deleuze and Guattari to reimagine how TPC tends to think about the concept of assemblage. We apply this other view in makerspaces, illustrating what it buys us for practice and theory in complex sociotechnical contexts.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2023-01-02
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2022.2036815
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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