[ATTW-L] Recruiting Anti-Racist TPC Allyship Network Participants

[Xiaoli Li]

Dear TPC colleagues,

Happy MLK Day!

We are researchers at University of Washington, Tacoma, and University of
Dayton working on a CPTSC-sponsored research project about building a
research-informed allyship network for anti-racist TPC scholars. As we
celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King on such a special day, we’re
writing to invite junior researchers in the field of TPC, including
graduate students and junior faculty, to participate in this project.

Being tenured BIPOC women faculty ourselves, we had experienced racial
biases and microaggressions as we developed our research and teaching
careers, and we’re still fighting against these obstacles in our own
institutions. COVID-19 disrupted an already divisive global world into an
even further divided one, and recent years has witnessed more resistance
towards anti-racism advocacy work. Such circumstances are exacerbated for
us TPC faculty and graduate students, since many of us are housed in a
small program or are the only people in our specialty, which is even harder
to gain support and endorsement at the pivotal career moments.

This project has two dimensions:

   -

   Research: Conducting a qualitative research project that studies and
   disseminates best practices and effective strategies of doing anti-racist
   work with resilience in the TPC field.
   -

   Community-engaged activism: Building an allyship career network for TPC
   scholars who are passionate about fighting against structural racism and
   inequities through a community of practice of researching resilience
   strategies together.

As a research participant,  you will

   1.

   share three names of role models from the TPC field you’d like to
   interview, with brief statements why you chose them.
   2.

   conduct an hour-long qualitative interview with your matched role model.
   Semi-structured interview questions will be provided.
   3.

   create a 500-word written reflection or a 2-3 minute video to highlight
   the insights you learn from the interview


You will receive a $25 gift card upon completion of the tasks above.

If you are interested, please contact us at your earliest convenience or by
Jan. 31. Please feel free to forward this to your colleagues, students,
classmates, and friends!

Email us if you would like further information to decide.

Project Website: https://htsun.reclaim.hosting/

Thank you for your consideration!

Huatong Sun | htsun at uw.edu

Professor of Digital Media and Global Design

Xiaoli Li | xli002 at udayton.edu

Associate Professor of Professional and Technical Writing

(Note: This project has been funded through a DEI research grant from the
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication.)

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