Technical Communication and Late Capitalism: Considering a Postmodern Technical Communication Pedagogy

Greg Wilson New Mexico State University

Abstract

This article proposes a postmodern reconceptualization of technical communication pedagogy to make student and professional agency a major concern, especially because technical communicators must compete in a global economy that rewards flexibility and penalizes inflexibility. Postmodern mapping metaphors and Robert Reich's methodology for training “symbolic-analytic” workers are used to suggest ways in which a postmodern approach to technical communication could be taught.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2001-01-01
DOI
10.1177/105065190101500104
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