[ATTW-L] Book Recommendations

[Geoff Clegg]

Feel free to add:

Tech Writing:
Scott, Willis, Longo. *Critical Power Tools.* (SUNY, 2006)
Richards and Moore. *Posthuman Praxis.* (Routledge, 2018)
Haas, Eble.  *Key Theoretical Frameworks: Teaching Technical Communication
in the Twent*y-First Century. (Uni Press of Colorado, 2018)
Johnson-Eiloia & Selber. *Central Works in Technical Communication. *(U
Chicago, 2004)
Dubinsky. *Teaching Technical Communication*. (I forget, 2004)
Spilka. *Digital Literacy for Technical Communication*. (Routledge, 2010)
Johnson-Eiloia & Selber. *Solving Problems in Technical Communication*. (U
Chicago, 2012)
Meloncon, Lisa. Rhetorical Accessibility: At the Intersection of Technical
Communication & Disability Studies. (Baywood, 2016)
Walters, Shannon. Rhetorical Touch: Disability, Identification, Haptics.
(South Carolina, 2014)
Williamson, Bess. *Accessible America: A History of Disability & Design*.
(NYU, 2019)
Sun, Huatong. *Cross-Cultural Technology Design*. (Oxford, 2012)
Herrington, Tyanna. *A Legal Primer for the Digital Age*. (Pearson, 2003)
Bosley, Deborah.*Global Contexts: Case Studies in International Technical
Communication*. (Pearson)
Bowdon & Scott. *Service-Learning in Tech & Prof. Comm. *(Pearson)
Penrose & Katz. *Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of
Scientific Discourse*. (Pearson)

Business & Professional Writing:
Getchell, Lentz. *Rhetorical Theory and Praxis in Business Communication*.
(Routledge, 2018)
Zachary, Thralls. *Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the
Professions**: **Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and
Organizations*. (Routledge, 2017) Perkins, Blyer. Narrative and
Professional Communication. (Greenwood, 1999)
Byler, Thrall. Professional Communication: The Social Perspective. (Sage,
1993)
Spilka. *Writing in the Workplace: New Research Perspectives. *(SIU, 1998)

Editing:
Carol Saller, The Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition (U Chicago Press,
2016)
Scott Norton. Developmental Editing (U Chicago Press, 2008)

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 4:14 PM Lilian Mina <lilian.mina at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Our department is starting a new P&TW certificate program next fall. Our
> target is English and STEM majors and professionals in the community. The
> library staff have expressed concern that they don't have relevant books
> for the program and they asked me to recommend some. I have a few books on
> the list but I need your help to develop a good list of books that can be
> used in the following courses:
> Introduction to PTW (more on the theory side)
> Technical Writing
> Business and Professional Writing
> Writing for Digital Media
> Editing and Editors (with a future addition of a digital editing course)
>
> What are your recommendations for must-have PTW books. I'll be happy to
> share the list with everyone later.
>
> Thanks
> Lilian
>
> *Lilian W. Mina*
>
> *, Ph.D.*Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric and Composition
> Director of Composition
> Executive Board Member, Council of Writing Program Administrators
> Department of English and Philosophy
> Auburn University at Montgomery
> Office: LA 362
> Montgomery, AL
> www.lilianmina.com
> @LilianMina
> <lilian.mina at gmail.com>
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*Geoffrey Clegg, PhD | Assistant Professor of English*
English Department
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
geoffrey.clegg at mwsu.edu
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