The many studies on scientific and technical communication theory discuss the necessity of audience analysis in the classroom. Often, these discussions to address audience needs focus on how to negotiate the oppositional influences of the academy and industry. As a result, scientific and technical communication pedagogy and prac­tice often omits race as a salient component. While contemporary theoretical and research efforts pursue humanistic-subjective perspec­tives, the audience analysis pedagogy has not yet extended to interrogating racial characteristics.
This book fills that gap in...