Abstract

This article argues that researchers can benefit as scholars and teachers by conducting studies in the history of business and technical writing within the framework of the new historicism. It discusses the problems and features of the historical studies literature, explains the legitimizing effects of treating studies as the new historicism, and advocates teaching students to conduct new historical analyses of business and technical texts.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1997-01-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651997011001004
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  1. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  2. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  3. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  5. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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