Title :
Craft, romantic, rhetorical: traditions that have shaped our identities
Author :
Barchilon, Marian G.
Author_Institution :
Arizona State Univ., Mesa, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Different traditions (craft, romantic, and rhetorical) have shaped beliefs about writing and design. These traditions have served as lenses through which others view us and we view ourselves. This paper discusses these three historical traditions, how they have shaped perceptions of technical communicators, and how we can use this knowledge to enhance communication in the workplace
Keywords :
professional communication; craft tradition; design; historical traditions; rhetorical tradition; romantic tradition; technical communication; workplace communication; writing; Educational institutions; Employment; Engineering management; Guidelines; Hardware; Lenses; Rhetoric; Teamwork; Vocabulary; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2000. Proceedings of 2000 Joint IEEE International and 18th Annual Conference on Computer Documentation (IPCC/SIGDOC 2000)
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6431-7
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2000.887285
