Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 2021 OA PDF

Researching Home-Based Technical and Professional Communication: Emerging Structures and Methods

Jennifer Bay Purdue University West Lafayette ; Patricia Sullivan

Abstract

With the massive shift to remote work, what does researching home-based workplace writing look like? We argue that the collapse of traditional work–life boundaries might allow for a renaissance of feminist research methods in technical and professional communication, specifically because the home is a domestic space largely associated with women. Inspired by methodologies like apparent feminism and examinations of positionality, privilege, and power, the authors suggest three research methods that help capture the intricacies of blurred personal and professional lives: time-use diaries, embodied sensemaking, and participatory data collection and coding. These methods seek to illuminate the invisible work of women, as well as the diversity and range of experiences of home-based workplace communicators.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2021-01-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651920959185
Open Access
OA PDF Bronze
Topics
empirical research professional writing gender and writing multilingual writers

Citation Context

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