Communication Design Quarterly Aug 2013 Open Access

Navigating increasingly cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary, and cross-organizational contexts to support social justice

Rebecca Walton Utah State University ; Natasha N. Jones

Abstract

We believe that one of the major research questions that will drive the field of technical communication during the next 5--10 years is, "How can technical communication scholars navigate increasingly cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary, and cross-organizational contexts to support social justice through better communication?"

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Communication Design Quarterly
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2013-08-01
DOI
10.1145/2524248.2524257
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technical communication race and writing
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