English 292, Fall 1997, Course readings

History

Brockmann, R. John. Victor W. Pagéâs early twentieth century automotive and aviation books
Journal of business and technical communication 10, 1996. 285-305.

Wickliff, Gregory A. Geology, photography, and environmental rhetoric
Technical communication quarterly 6, 1997. 41-75.

Connor, Jennifer J. Self-help medical literature in 19th century Canada and the rhetorical convention of plain language
Journal of technical writing and communication 24, 1994. 265-285.

Brockmann, John R. A homunculus in the computer?
Journal of technical writing and communication 27, 1997. 119-145.
 

Theorizing the field Miller, Carolyn R. Whatâs practical about technical writing?
Rearing, Bertie E., and W. Keats Sparrow, eds. Technical writing: Theory and practice. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1989. 14-24

Miller, Carolyn R. A humanistic rationale for technical writing.
College English 40, 1979. 610-617.

Harris, Elizabeth. Applications of Kinneavyâs Theory of discourse to technical writing
College English 40, 1979. 625-632.
 

Theorizing the field II Lay, Mary M. Feminist theory and the redefinition of technical communication.
Dombrowski, Paul M., ed. Humanistic aspects of technical communication. Amityville, NY: Baywood, 1994. 141-159.

McNalt, John R. Computer icons and the art of memory.
Technical communication quarterly 5, 1996. 77-86.

Sherwood, Duane E. Technical documents as information systems.
Technical communcation 44, 1997. 142-151.
 

Ethics Caher, John M. Technical documentation and legal liability.
Journal of technical writing and communication 25, 1995. 5-10.

Dragga, Sam. A question of ethics
Technical communication quarterly 6, 1997. 161-178.

Society for Technical Communication. Code for communicators
Alred, Gerald J., Walter E. Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw. The professional writer: A guide for advanced technical writing. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. 7.
 

Visuals and ethics Bryan, John. Seven types of distortion.
Journal of technical writing and communication 25, 1995. 127-179.

Allen, Nancy. Ethics and visual rhetorics
Technical communication quarterly 5, 1996. 87-105.
 

The profession Sopensky, Emily, and Laurie Modrey. Survival skills for communicators within organizations
Journal of business and technical communication 9, 1995. 103-115.

Mirel, Barbara, Susan Feinberg, and Leif Allmendinger. Collaboration between writers and graphic designers in documentaion projects
Journal of business and technical communication 9, 1995. 259-288.

Philbin, Alice I., Ann Marie Ryan, and Lisa Friedel. How technical communicators feel about their occupation
Journal of technical writing and communication 25, 1995. 303-320.

Redish, Janice (Ginny). Adding value as a professional communicator
Technical communication 42, 1995. 26-39.
 

Globalization Boiarsky, Carolyn. The relationship between cultural and rhetorical conventions
Technical communication quarterly 4 1995. 245-259.

Weiss, Timothy. Translation in a borderless world.
Technical communication quarterly 4, 1995. 407-425.

Weiss, Timothy. Reading culture.
Journal of business and technical communication 11, 1997. 321-338.
 

The net Gurak, Laura J. Technology, community, and technical communication on the internet.
Journal of business and technical communication 10, 1996. 81-99.

Koski, Cheryl A. Down the rabbit hole: exploring health messages on the world wide web
Journal of technical writing and communication 27, 1997. 49-55.
 

Copywriting Henson, Leigh. A preliminary rhetoric of technical copywriting
Technical communcation 41, 1994. 447-455.

Henson, Leigh. Why and how to advance technical copywriting
Journal of technical writing and communication 26, 1996. 193-209.
 

Editing Gerich, Carol. How technical editors enrich the revision process
Technical communcation 41, 1994. 59-70

Thompson, Isabelle K., and Joyce M. Rothschild. Stories of three editors
Journal of business and technical communication 9, 1995. 139-169.
 

Usability Brooks, Ted. Career development: Filling the usability gap.
Technical communcation 38, 1991. 180-184.

Harris, R. Allen. A do-it-yourself usability kit.
Journal of technical writing and communication 21, 1991. 351-368.

Duin, Ann Hill. Test Drive.
Barnum Carol M., and Saul Carliner, eds. Techniques for technical communicators. Toronton: Maxwell Macmillan, 1993. 306-335.