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Protocological rhetoric: Intervening in institutions
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  • Nathan R. Johnson, Purdue University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.2190/TW.44.4.c
Abstract

This article describes protocological rhetoric as a conceptual tool for exploring and changing institutions. Protocological rhetoric is an extension of two lines of thought: Porter, Sullivan, Blythe, Grabill, and Miles's institutional critique and Science & Technology Studies's (STS) concept of information infrastructure. As a result, protocological rhetoric imagines institutions as networked information infrastructures. This article describes the method and provides an example through historical case study. I suggest that the approach provides methods for actively transforming institutions.

Citation Information
Nathan R. Johnson. "Protocological rhetoric: Intervening in institutions" Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Vol. 44 Iss. 4 (2014) p. 381 - 399
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nathan-johnson/12/