Towards a Social Justice Agenda

Learning Outcomes as a Site for Coalition Building

Authors

  • Isidore Kafui Dorpenyo George Mason University
  • Lourdes Fernandez George Mason University

Keywords:

Coalition Building, Curricular Change, Learning Outcomes,, Programmatic Administration, Professional and Technical Writing, Social Justice

Abstract

In this short article we share initial efforts made by faculty in the professional and technical writing concentration at George Mason University to redesign the professional and technical writing minor curriculum to equip students with the tools to dismantle unjust and oppressive practices. We provide our three-pronged approach as: a) beginning the conversation through content analysis; b) strategizing revisions to align with social justice goals; and 3) coalition building.

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Author Biographies

Isidore Kafui Dorpenyo, George Mason University

Isidore K. Dorpenyo is associate professor of professional writing and rhetoric at George Mason University. His research focuses on election technology, international technical communication, social justice, and localization. He is the author of the book: User-localization Strategies in the Face of Technological Breakdown. He is currently co-guest editing a special issue on “Enacting Social Justice” for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. He also co-guest edited a special issue on technical communication and election technologies for Technical Communication. He has published in Technical Communication Quarterly, Community Literacy Journal, the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Technical Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication.

Lourdes Fernandez, George Mason University

Lourdes Fernandez is assistant director for composition at George Mason University. Her research interests include hybrid course design and pedagogy, program administration, workplace communication,
and rhetorics of sexual assault. Her work has been published in Technical Communication Quarterly, Rhetoric Review, Academic Labor: Research and Artistry, and Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric.

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Published

2022-11-19

How to Cite

Dorpenyo, I. K., & Fernandez, L. (2022). Towards a Social Justice Agenda: Learning Outcomes as a Site for Coalition Building. Programmatic Perspectives, 13(1), 114–130. Retrieved from https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/article/view/15

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022): Programmatic Perspectives

Section

FOCUS