Designing Public Identity: Finding Voice in Coalitional Technical Writing with Black-Led Organizations

This experience report offers an applied example of coalitional communication design, written collaboratively by a white faculty member for a student grant writing program and a Black executive director of a community organization. Highlighting the needs, thought processes, and practical considerati...

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Published in:Communication design quarterly review 2023-12, Vol.11 (2), p.10-17
Main Authors: Grant, Carrie, Walker, Dorian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This experience report offers an applied example of coalitional communication design, written collaboratively by a white faculty member for a student grant writing program and a Black executive director of a community organization. Highlighting the needs, thought processes, and practical considerations of doing antiracist technical communication work collaboratively from varied identity positions, we detail an ongoing effort to redesign a Black community organization's public voice to honor Black humanity and communal healing. This example spotlights the possibilities of coalitional technical writing that deeply engages with and supports community needs, one way to meet the challenge of TPC's social justice imperative.
ISSN:2166-1642
2166-1642
DOI:10.1145/3592356.3592358