Technical Communication & Social Justice Journal
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Technical Communication & Social Justice Journal
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Technical Communication and Social Justice (TCSJ), is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and open-source online journal, published biannually, and hosted at East Carolina University.

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Last, but certainly not least, Issue 3.2 includes Courtney Fallon’s "Good Queer, Bad Queer: Pinkwashing as LGBTQ+ Citizen-Subjectification.” Fallon traces how the NYT’s pinkwashing of Palestinian violence reinforces the “Good Queer" through positioning queer Palestinians as “Bad Queers.” 1/2
September 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
3.2 also includes Elena Kalodner-Martin’s (@ekalodnermar.bsky.social)’s article, "'What Do I Need to Say to Make You Trust Me?': Influences of Competing Permission Structures on COVID-19 Vaccination Decision-Making.” 1/2
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Kicking off Monday with the latest research? Check out Sarah Riddick's (@sarahriddick.bsky.social) article "Donation Bag Programs as Multimodal Permission Structures: Selling Climate-Positive Consumerism through Digital Marketing.” You can read it here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc... 1/2
Donation Bag Programs as Multimodal Permission Structures | Technical Communication and Social Justice
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September 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We’re thrilled to share our next article: S. Marek Muller and David Rooney’s "Culture(d) Wars: Reciprocal Permission Structures in Cultured Meat Bans,” available here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc...
Culture(d) Wars: Reciprocal Permission Structures in Cultured Meat Bans | Technical Communication and Social Justice
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September 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our third article in 3.2 is Nick Sanders’ article "Anti-DEI Legislation as an Unjust Permission Structure: A Critical Discourse Analysis of White Racial Resentment in State-level Anti-DEI Bills.” 1/2
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September 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Next up, we have Sara DiCaglio’s "Permission From the Future: Science Fiction Fantasies and “Extrauterine Children” in Post-Dobbs Imaginaries.” Examining Alabama’s IVF ruling, DiCaglio shows how speculative futures function as permission structures, shaping legal, ethical, and lived realities. 1/2
September 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our first article in 3.2 is Ryan Cheek and Isidore Dorpenyo’s "Deny, Defend, Depose: Structuring Permission for Bureaucratic Indifference, Slow (Civic) Violence, and the Institutional Betrayal of DEI.” They explore how DDD functions rhetorically amidst increasing legislative attacks on DEI work. 1/2
September 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TCSJ also wants to take a moment to honor co-editor Kymberly Morquecho, who passed away before this special issue was published. We mourn her loss and recognize her contributions to this issue, her communities, and the field of TPC. 1/2
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our latest issue kicks off with "Introduction to Special Issue on Unjust “Permission Structures” in/as Technical Communication,” written by special issue co-editors R.J. Lambert, @rwmonty.bsky.social, Kymberly Morquecho, and Sarah Warren-Riley. 1/x
September 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are thrilled to share Vol. 3, Issue 2!

Contributors include R.J. Lambert, Randall W. Monty, Kymberly Morquecho, Sarah Warren-Riley (Eds.), Ryan Cheek, Isidore Dorpenyo, Sara DiCaglio, Nick Sanders, S. Marek Muller, David Rooney, Sarah Riddick, Elena Kalodner-Martin, and Courtney Fallon.
Vol. 3, Issue 2 of TCSJ is now live.

This has been a horrible week for higher education, so I’m glad to have something positive to share.

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September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@beaupihlaja.bsky.social and @ekalodnermar.bsky.social are here at the Editors' Roundtable answering questions about TCSJ! If you're at #ATTW25 (in person or on Zoom), come on by.
June 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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#ATTW25 attendees: come to the TPC Editors' Roundtable today at 4:45pm CST in BCH 125 and on Zoom! I'll be there on behalf of @tcsocialjustice.bsky.social. We look forward to chatting with you about all things submitting, reviewing, and more.
June 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Last but not least in issue 3.1 is Theresa Evans' article, "Transcending Binaries of Course Delivery: A Transmedia Mindset as Resistance to a Single Standard and a Default Normal." Give it a read here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc... 1/2
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May 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking for some Monday reading to start your week? Check out Shelby Ramsey article, "A Digital-Decolonial Approach to Writing Pedagogy," published in our most recent special issue. You can read it here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc... 1/2
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May 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our next featured article is Eva Jin's "Interest-Driven Public Networks and Writing Pedagogy: Reframing and Harnessing Digital Spaces as Activism Playgrounds" available here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc... 1/2
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May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In "Looking “Under the Hood” of SEO Conversion," Katherine Mavridou-Hernandez and Anna Minks explore SEO's impact and offer pedagogical approaches for improving students' understanding of search engines' ethical implications. 1/2
May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Looking for Monday reading material? Check out the the 3.1 co-editors' introduction, written by Nicole Allen, Mina Bikmohammadi, Codi Renee Blackmon, Amanda Patterson Partin, William P. Banks, Erin A. Clark, Desiree Dighton, and Michelle F. Eble, here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc... 1/3
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May 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Issue 3.1 is live! This is a special issue on digital activism, pedagogy, and advocacy, co-edited by Nicole Allen, Mina Bikmohammadi, Codi Renee Blackmon, Amanda Patterson Partin, William Banks, Erin Clark, Desiree Dighton, and Michelle Eble. Give it a read: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc...
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Spring Issue: Special Issue on Digital Activism, Pedagogy, and Advocacy | Technical Communication and Social Justice
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May 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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One of my field’s oldest organizations, STC, just bankrupted, taking Technical Communication, its journal, with it. #techcomm

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If your paper got marooned, send it to TCSJ. We review quick.

More thoughts later.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi, Bluesky! We're TCSJ, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and open-source online journal, published biannually, and hosted at East Carolina University. You can find out more and read our Fall 2024 issue on our website: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tcsj
Technical Communication and Social Justice
Technical Communication and Social Justice (TCSJ) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and open-source online journal, published biannually and hosted by East Carolina University.
techcommsocialjustice.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM