Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 2020

Beginning With Ganesha: The Founding and Early History of the Society for Technical Communication in India

Breeanne Matheson Utah Valley University

Abstract

Scholars have given much weight to the question of professional legitimacy in the field of TPC, but much of that focus has been given to practitioners in Euro-Western contexts. However, practitioners in India have also worked to strengthen their own legitimacy in a variety of ways, including by harnessing existing structural mechanisms. This article addresses the founding of the Society for Technical Communication India chapter in 1999 and its subsequent organizational impact as a mechanism toward improving the legitimacy of the field in India. It covers a historical analysis of the founding years of the Society for Technical Communication India chapter and discusses ways that founding members and early participants worked to build their own legitimacy.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2020-07-01
DOI
10.1177/0047281619873139
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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