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Direct linkMoore, Patrick – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2006
Carolyn Miller's oft-cited "Humanistic Rationale for Technical Writing," published in 1979, tries to give technical communication faculty more cultural capital in English departments controlled by literature professors. Miller replaces a positivistic emphasis in technical communication pedagogy with rhetoric. She shows how technical knowledge is…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, English Departments, Cultural Capital, Intellectual Disciplines
