Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Aug 2022 Open Access

What's in a Tweet?: A Graduate Student Rumination of the 2021 ATTW Virtual Conference

Morgan Banville

Abstract

This article weaves narrative, tweets, relevant literature, and conference session summaries from the 2021 ATTW Virtual Conference. Topics include discussion of power, language, and a short guide for graduate students (predominantly first-generation) to assist with navigating virtual conferences. The article includes questions and ideas that scholars in technical communication may be interested in further exploring, and urges such scholars/instructors in positions of privilege to support graduate students. The reflections center a graduate student’s position as a white cisgender woman and first-generation college student exploring the uncertainties involved with attending and navigating power relations at a virtual conference. This positionality informs a reflection of sessions from panels such as the DBLAC Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, Responsive Technical Communication Pedagogies and Institutional Practices, Critical Technical Communication Practices and Pedagogies, User-Generated Content and its Effects on the Technical Communication Profession, Technologies and Pedagogies, and more.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2022-08-16
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10.59236/rjv22i1pp61-83
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