Historicizing Power and Legitimacy After the Social Justice Turn: Resisting Narcissistic Tendencies

Authors

Cecilia D. Shelton
Sarah Warren-Riley, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-6-2022

Abstract

As a field committed to solving problems, technical and professional communication (TPC) seems well positioned to engage the challenges that come with social justice work intellectually and respond with practical solutions. In this article, the authors argue that power and legitimacy are critical terms that can propel our social justice work, if we can recast them in our disciplinary history and ultimately renegotiate them in the trajectories of our disciplinary futures.

Comments

© 2022 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing

Recommended Citation

Cecilia D. Shelton & Sarah Warren-Riley (2022) Historicizing Power and Legitimacy After the Social Justice Turn: Resisting Narcissistic Tendencies, Technical Communication Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/10572252.2022.2141898

Publication Title

Technical Communication Quarterly

DOI

10.1080/10572252.2022.2141898