Critical Power Tools: Technical Communication and Cultural Studies

Bys: Bernadette Longo, J. Blake Scott, Katherine V. Wills

Book Overview

The first sourcebook for rethinking technical communication theory, practice, pedagogy, and research through a cultural studies lens.

Winner of the 2007 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award for Best Collection of Essays on Technical and Scientific Communication

The first book to focus on the intersection of cultural studies and technical communication, Critical Power Tools draws on various traditions of cultural studies to develop new or expanded theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical approaches to technical communication. Offered as a sourcebook for the field, the book is organized into three parts. The first section, emphasizing theory building, reconceptualizes key concepts or practices, such as usability, through a cultural studies lens. The second section illustrates alternative research methods through several case studies. The third section offers critical and productive pedagogical approaches, including specific assignments, applicable to both undergraduate and graduate courses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791467767
• ISBN13: 9780791467763
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher