Introduction to Special Issue: Black Technical and Professional Communication

Temptaous Mckoy, Cecilia D. Shelton, Donnie Johnson Sackey, Natasha N. Jones, Constance Haywood, Ja’La Wourman, Kimberly C. Harper

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Abstract

Black Technical and Professional Communication is defined as ”practices that are centered around Black community, culture, and rhetorical practices that are inherent in the Black lived experience. Black TPC is reflective of the cultural, economic, social, and political experiences of Black people across the Diaspora” (Black TPC Taskforce). This special issue emphasizes the importance of valuing Black TPC as fundamental to developing a comprehensive understanding of the technical and professional communication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-228
Number of pages8
JournalTechnical Communication Quarterly
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Black Communities
  • Black Cultural Studies
  • History of technical communication
  • Racial studies
  • Social justice
  • cultural studies
  • ethics
  • historical technical communication

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