Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 2021

Decolonial Dinners: Ethical Considerations of “Decolonial” Metaphors in TPC

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq Virginia Tech ; Breeanne Matheson Utah Valley University

Abstract

The recent uptick in TPC scholarship related to decolonial methods, methodologies, and praxis warrants careful consideration about how this framework is used in TPC scholarship. Using a critique of decolonial scholars, the authors reconsider their use of “decolonial” to describe their experience with urban foraging as a practice that subverts modern Euro-Western foodways. This article uses experiential narrative as a way to theorize about technology as it relates to decolonial perspectives on bodies and nutrition.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2021-07-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2021.1930180
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