Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 2018

Bridging Analysis and Action

Emily January Petersen Weber State University ; Rebecca Walton Utah State University

Abstract

This article calls for recognition of ways in which feminisms have, do, and can inform social justice work in technical and professional communication (TPC)—even social justice work that is not explicitly feminist. The authors distill some areas of feminist TPC scholarship that are relevant to future social justice work: (a) epistemological contributions, ways of knowing and methods for discovering them and (b) reclamations of dominant topics, groundwork laid by feminist research on technology and science. They close with nine recommendations to inspire scholars with specific ways to use feminist methodologies and theories to enhance social justice scholarship.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2018-10-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651918780192
Open Access
Closed
Topics
professional writing gender and writing

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