Guest post by ARSTM@NCA 2020 preconference chair, Dr. Lauren Cagle As the 1st vice president of the Association for Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine, it is both my honor and my responsibility to organize the annual ARSTM@NCA preconference. I am sincerely excited to share the 2020 call for papers… Read More »Background on the ARSTM@NCA 2020 Virtual Preconference: What, How, and Why
Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, September 4, 2020 at 11:59pm ET Decision notification: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Papers/presentations due for upload: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 11:59 ET Preconference date: 12:00-6:30pm ET, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 The Association for Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) will host its annual preconference… Read More »CFP for ARSTM@NCA 2020 Virtual Preconference on Social Justice
ARSTM member and past president Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher has received the 2020 RSA Fellows’ Early Career Award. Dr. Mehlenbacher is an assistant professor specializing in rhetorical theory in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Demos Lab (Democratization… Read More »Former ARSTM President Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher Wins 2020 RSA Fellows’ Early Career Award
The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine’s (ARSTM) seeks nominations for its Article of the Year Award, which recognizes the most outstanding rhetoric of science and technology-related article published the preceding calendar year. Recipients will be recognized at the ARSTM business meeting at the 2020 National Communication… Read More »Call for Nominations for 2020 ARSTM Article of the Year Award
The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine unequivocally condemns the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, David McAtee, and the many more Black people killed by police, law enforcement, and vigilantes. Moreover, we condemn the racist state-sponsored violence against Black people in… Read More »ARSTM Statement on Anti-Black Racism and the Murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and David McAtee and Others
On Monday, June 8, 2020, the Association for Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine leadership released a statement on anti-black racism and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and David McAtee, and others. In the statement, we wrote the following: As rhetoricians of science, technology,… Read More »ARSTM Plan for Anti-Racist Action in and by the Organization
Dear ARSTM Members, We write to you today to share the news that the ARSTM pre-conference at the Rhetoric Society of America Biannual Meeting in Portland has been cancelled due to the continued spread of COVID-19. Please see the official cancellation message from RSA President, Dr. Kirt Wilson. There, he… Read More »ARSTM @ RSA Pre-conference Cancelled Due to COVID-19
We request willing reviewers for ARSTM@NCA and the NCA Pre-conference! We are recruiting reviewers with the following form: ARSTM@NCA2020 Review Form. The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine is inviting submissions for the 2020 NCA conference in Indianapolis. You can find our CFP posted: here. We hope you are… Read More »Call for Reviewers for ARSTM@NCA2020
The purpose of the Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) is to promote research, teaching, and civic engagement that explores the communicative and persuasive dimensions of scientific, technical, and medical texts, genres, practices, materials, and settings. The Association is concerned with how scientific and technical discourses… Read More »CFP for NCA 2020: Communication at the Crossroads
ARSTM Pre-conference on Translation (PDF version) 2019 National Communication Association Wednesday, November 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Baltimore Convention Center, Room 348 Baltimore, MD Time Activity Participants 8:30 am Registration Coffee and Tea Service Provided All-Gender Restroom Located Near Room 341 9:00 am Welcome from Pre-Conference Planner Emily… Read More »ARSTM @ NCA Pre-conference on Translation Schedule