Hi Folks,
I’m pleased to share the news that a new open-access book has been added to the WAC Clearinghouse (https://wacclearinghouse.org). This book appears in the book series, Foundations and Innovations in Technical and Professional Communication, which is edited by Lisa Melonçon.
Liminality: The Work of Resilience in Technical Communication
Edited by Miriam F. Williams and Lisa Melonçon
The chapters in this edited collection represent the final essays accepted for publication in Technical Communication, the journal of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). In January 2025, after the STC filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation, we brought together these essays for publication. Scholarship in the field of technical and professional communication (TPC) has always resided in something of a liminal space—between academics and practitioners; between the classroom and the workplace; between subject matter expertise and writing and communication expertise. This liminality has been a hallmark and a strength of TPC. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this volume exemplifies the diverse range of work that technical and professional communicators do. The chapters illustrate various component parts of the field’s identity and what it has long valued. Equally important, this collection demonstrates the resilience of ideas that has long defined TPC as a field and a practice.
You can find the book at https://wacclearinghouse.org/books/tpc/liminality/. This book, like other books published by the Clearinghouse, will be available in a print edition from University Press of Colorado in the coming months. Thanks to Miriam and Lisa for their work on the book and for their decision to share it with us as an open-access publication.
Thanks as well to the anonymous peer reviewers who contributed to its development. All the best,
Mike
Mike Palmquist
Publisher, The WAC Clearinghouse
Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Associate Provost
Colorado State University
Email: Mike.Palmquist