A Roundtable Discussion with Members of the CCCC Black Technical and Professional Writing Task Force

11/18/20 • 29 min

This roundtable discussion includes several members of the College Composition and Communication Conference Black Technical and Professional Writing Task Force: Dr. Temptaous Mckoy, Dr. Cecilia D. Shelton, Ja’La Wourman, Dr. Natasha Jones, and Dr. Donnie Sackey. These scholars, along with Constance Haywood and Dr. Kimberly C. Harper, recently compiled the "CCCC Black Technical and Professional Communication Position Statement with Resource Guide," available at: https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/black-technical-professional-communication. In this roundtable discussion, the members discuss the impetus for the statement, the gaps it fills, the topics it covers, and the ways we can build from the groundwork it establishes.To learn more about the conversation with the task force hosted by Virginia Tech on November 30, 2020, visit https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/events/2020/10/black-technical-and-professional-communication.html. To shop Pyramid Books, visit https://pyramidbooks.indielite.org/. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.

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