Honoring PLACE: People, Liberation, Advocacy, Community, and Environment The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) invites submission of individual papers, paper sessions, and panel discussions for the 2022 NCA convention. The purpose of ARSTM is to promote research, teaching, and civic engagement that explores the communicative… Read More »ARSTM@NCA 2022 CFP
Theme: Global Health: Rhetorical Transformations in a Time of CrisisMay 25, 2022, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland Dates Abstracts due: January 30, 2022 (Deadline Extended) Notification of acceptance: February 18, 2022 Date of preconference: May 26, 2022 Call for Proposals The COVID-19 pandemic pulled back the curtain on a host… Read More »ARSTM@RSA 2022 Preconference CFP
Kate Rich’s paper “DIY Technoliberalism for Future Bodies: Hacker Imaginaries of Corporeal Evolution” was selected as the winner of the 2021 Joanna Ploeger Memorial Essay Award for best student paper! The reviewers all felt strongly that this is an exceptional paper making an important argument. One reviewer wrote that “a critical/rhetorical… Read More »Kate Rich wins the 2021 ARSTM Joanna Ploeger Memorial Essay Award!
As usual, we have a fantastic set of ARSTM-sponsored sessions scheduled for the main NCA conference (Thursday, 11/18 – Sunday, 11/21). You can find all the ARSTM-sponsored panel information on the NCA Convention Central program. For your convenience, we’ve also made you the attached PDF program highlighting the ARSTM sessions. If… Read More »Schedule of ARSTM@NCA Sponsored Sessions
Rhetoric, Science, and the In/humanities Wednesday November 17th, 9am-5pm (CST). Virtual. 9:00 – 9:15 | An Opening & ARSTM Book Highlights I: Climate Politics on the Border (University of Alabama Press, 2021) Kenny Walker, University of Texas, San Antonio 9:15 – 10:30 | Environmental Justice & De/Coloniality (ARSTM Sponsored Panel,… Read More »ARSTM@NCA 2021 Preconference Schedule
The ARSTM Article of the Year Award Committee is pleased to announce the winner and honorable mentions for 2021. Please join us for the presentation of the award at the ARSTM’s business meeting during the National Communication Association conference on November 15, 2021 (time and location TBD). 2021 ARSTM Article… Read More »Announcing the ARSTM Article of the Year!
The ARSTM Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 ARSTM Book Award: Zoetropes and the Politics of Humanhood, by Allison L. Rowland (The Ohio State University Press, 2020) Zoetropes and the Politics of Humanhood embodies the future of rhetorics of science, technology and medicine for… Read More »Announcing the winner of the 2021 ARSTM Book Award!
Hi ARSTMers! With NCA less than two months away, the Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine is excited to provide some updates about membership and elections. Leadership Elections It’s time to elect new leadership! As a small organization, ARSTM relies on an active, enthusiastic, and collegial officer… Read More »Announcing ARSTM elections: send in nominations and renew your membership soon!
ARSTM member Gabriel Lorenzo Aguilar was selected for the Robert Wood Johnson’s Health Policy Research Scholars program fellowship after a competitive application and interview process. The program provides training for doctoral students who want to apply their research to advance health and equity. It brings together scholars from disciplines as… Read More »Gabriel Lorenzo Aguilar selected for RWJ Health Policy Research Scholars Program
A version of ARSTM members Scott Graham and Hannah Hopkins’ 2020 ARSTM@NCA precon presentation “AI for Social Justice: Methodological Horizons in Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine” has recently been published in Technical Communication Quarterly. In the article, Graham and Hopkins argue that artificially intelligent machine learning systems can be used… Read More »Graham and Hopkins’ 2020 ARSTM@NCA precon presentation became an article!