Journal of Business and Technical Communication Apr 2008

Writing New Mexico White

Jennifer Ramirez Johnson Texas State University ; Octavio Pimentel Texas State University ; Charise Pimentel Texas State University

Abstract

In this article, the authors analyze early technical documents produced by the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration (NMBI), including “The Legend of Montezuma” and “Illustrated New Mexico.” The purpose of these documents are clear: to increase the number of white Americans to create a clear white majority when New Mexico became a state and thereby prevent the Mexicans from gaining power. In analyzing these documents, the authors use theoretical frameworks from studies in the history of business and technical writing (SHBTW) and critical whiteness theory to show how early textual representations of New Mexico reproduce racist constructions of native New Mexicans and represent whiteness as the norm.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2008-04-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651907311928
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication race and writing

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