Communication Design Quarterly Mar 2021

Decolonizing decoloniality

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq ; Breeanne Matheson

Abstract

As the field of technical and professional communication (TPC) has moved toward more inclusive perspectives, the use of decolonial frameworks has increased rapidly. However, TPC scholarship designed using decolonial frameworks lacks a clear, centralized definition and may overgeneralize and/or marginalize Indigenous concerns. Using a corpus analysis of TPC texts, we assess the ways that the field uses "decolonial" and propose a centralized definition of "decolonial" that focuses on rematriation of Indigenous land and knowledges. Further, we offer a heuristic that aids scholars in communication design appropriate for decolonial research and teaching strategies.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2021-03-01
DOI
10.1145/3437000.3437002
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quantitative research multimodality professional writing race and writing

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