Equipping technical communicators for social justice work : theories, methodologies, and pedagogies / edited by Rebecca Walton, Godwin Y. Agboka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walton, Rebecca W., editor.

Agboka, Godwin, 1979- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource x, 255 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Provides action-focused resources-heuristics, methodologies, theories-for scholars to enact social justice. These resources support the work of scholars and practitioners in conducting research and teaching classes in socially just ways. Each chapter identifies a tool, highlights its relevance to technical communication, and explains how and why it can prepare"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : beyond ideology and theory : applied approaches to social justice / by Rebecca Walton and Godwin Agboka

Narratives from the margins : centering women of color in technical communication / by Laura Gonzales, Josephine Walwema, Natasha N. Jones, Han Yu, Angela M. Haas, and Miriam F. Williams

Iñupiat Ilitqusiat : an indigenist ethics approach for working with marginalized knowledges in technical communication / by Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaz

"I'm surprised that this hasn't happened before" : an indigenous examination of UXD failure during the Hawai'i missile false alarm / by Emily Legg and Adam Strantz

Purpose and participation : heuristics for planning, implementing, and reflecting on social justice work / by Emma J. Rose and Alison Cardinal

Visual participatory action research methods : presenting nuanced, co-created accounts of public problems / by Erin Brock Carlson

Legal resource mapping as a methodology for social justice research and engagement / by Mark A. Hannah, Kristen R. Moore, Nicole Lowman, and Kehinde Alonge

Social activism in 280 characters or less : how to incorporate critical analysis of online activism into TPC curriculum / by Kimberly Harper

The tarot of tech : foretelling the social justice impacts of our designs / by Sarah Beth Hopton

An intersectional feminist rhetorical pedagogy in the technical communication classroom / by Oriana A. Gilson

Election technologies as a tool for cultivating civic literacies in technical communication: a case of the redistricting game / by Fernando Sánchez, Isidore Dorpenyo, and Jennifer Sano-Franchini

Plotting an interstitial design process : design thinking and social design processes as framework for addressing social justice issues in TPC classrooms / by Liz Lane

Kategorias and apologias as heuristics for social justice advocacy / by Keith Grant-Davie

Afterword : equipping for action: suggestions for using this book / by Rebecca Walton and Godwin Agboka.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781646421084

1646421086

OCLC:

1373987356