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
The ARSTM Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 ARSTM Book Award: Bodies in Flux: Scientific Methods for Negotiating Medical Uncertainty by Christa Teston. Bodies in Flux explores networks of human and non-human agents that work together to create medical evidence and negotiate medical uncertainty in cancer care.… Read More »Christa Teston wins ARSTM Book Award
From a field of excellent submissions, the Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine’s Article of the Year award committee has selected Jennifer Edwell, Sarah Singer, and Jordynn Jack’s article, “Healing arts: Rhetorical techne as medical (humanities) intervention” as the winner of the 2019 award. Drawing from a… Read More »Edwell, Singer, and Jack win ARSTM Article of the Year
The deadline to submit for the Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) pre-conference at RSA is extended to September 15th, 2019. Please consider submitting! The theme of ARSTM@RSA 2020, “Boundary Work,” invites rhetoricians of science, technology, and medicine to explore and reflect on practices of demarcation,… Read More »Deadline Extended for RSA Pre-Conference on Boundary Work