Post-Modernism as the Resurgence of Humanism in Technical Communication Studies

• Published in: Technical communication quarterly Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 165
• Main Author: Dombrowski, Paul M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.1995
• Subjects: Communication Research; Ethics; Feminism; Higher Education; Humanism; Postmodernism; Rhetorical Strategies; Sciences; Social Constructivism; Technical Writing

Reviews recent developments in the rhetoric of science, social constructionism, feminist critiques of science, and ethics. Explains how they are postmodernistic, and explains how they are also humanistic. Concludes by discussing the implications for the practice and teaching of technical communicati...