Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 2000

Toward a Feminist Rhetoric of Technology

Amy Koerber University of Minnesota System

Abstract

This article extends current thinking about the rhetoric of technology by making a preliminary inquiry into what a feminist rhetoric of technology might look like. On the basis of feminist critiques of technology in various disciplines, the author suggests three ways in which feminist approaches to building a rhetoric of technology might differ from current nonfeminist approaches to this task. First, feminist scholars should adopt a more expansive definition of technology than that which informs current rhetoric of technology research. Second, feminist scholars should ask research questions different from those being asked by current rhetoric of technology researchers. Third, feminist scholars should move beyond the design and development phases of technology, which most of the current research on the rhetoric of technology emphasizes.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2000-01-01
DOI
10.1177/105065190001400103
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality gender and writing

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