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Embracing a Metic Lens for Community-based Participatory Research in Technical Communication

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ABSTRACT This article responds to recent calls for social justice-oriented work in Technical and professional communication, detailing moments from a participatory photovoice project with community organizers working toward a more… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT This article responds to recent calls for social justice-oriented work in Technical and professional communication, detailing moments from a participatory photovoice project with community organizers working toward a more just regional economy. By juxtaposing participatory action research methods and the rhetorical concept of metis, or embodied, rhetorical cunning, this article highlights how reversals of power might transform research projects for all parties involved; and how disenfranchised groups might challenge extractive practices draining their communities.

Keywords: research; embracing metic; communication; technical communication; community; metic lens

Journal Title: Technical Communication Quarterly
Year Published: 2020

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