Posthuman Praxis in Technical Communication

This collection, aimed at scholars, teachers, and practitioners in technical communication, focuses on the praxis-based connections between technical communication and theoretical movements that have emerged in the past several decades, namely new materialism and posthumanism. It provides a much needed link between contemporary theoretical discussions about new materialisms and posthumanism and the practical, everyday work of technical communicators. The collection insists that where some theoretical perspectives fall flat for practitioners, posthumanism and new materialisms have the potential to enable more effective and comprehensive practices, methodologies, and pedagogies.

Kristen R. Moore is Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Texas Tech University, USA. Her research interests include institutional rhetoric and change, technical communication, public participation and engagement, and critical methodologies. Her scholarship has been published in the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Technical Communication Quarterly, Journal of Business and Technical Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and a variety of edited collections.

Daniel P. Richards is Assistant Professor of Technical and Professional Writing at Old Dominion University, USA. His research interests include risk communication, writing pedagogy, and American pragmatism. He has published in Composition Forum, Pedagogy, Communication Design Quarterly, Technical Communication Quarterly, and has chapters in several edited collections.