Hi Folks,
I’m pleased to share the news that another new open-access book has been added to the WAC Clearinghouse (https://wac.colostate.edu). This book appears in the Foundations and Innovations in Technical and Professional Communication, which is edited by Lisa Melonçon.
Rewriting Work
Edited by Lora Anderson
Because of its centrality to the professional identity of any communications-focused discipline, the workplace has for decades been a focus of practice and scholarship in technical and professional communication. The contributors to Rewriting Work examine workplace writing through the lenses of identity and changing communication practices, arguing that place can be viewed as a productive frame for understanding how technical and professional communication has changed over the last two decades. The result is a timely set of chapters that approach workplace writing through two key questions: How do we fit in? How do we adapt? The answers to these questions provide insights into the primary factors that have shaped the practices and identities of technical and professional communicators in the 21st century.
You can find the book at https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/rewriting/. 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 Lora and her contributors 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
Professor of English
University Distinguished Teaching Scholar
Colorado State University
Email: Mike.Palmquist
