A Posthuman Approach to Agency, Disability, and Technology in Social Interactions. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Clinkenbeard, Mary J.
• Is Part Of: Technical communication quarterly. Volume 29:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Rhetoric of technology -- posthuman agency -- interdependence -- technology -- disability; Technical writing -- Periodicals; Technical writing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 808.0666
• DOI: 10.1080/10572252.2019.1646319
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-2252

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study explores how agency is distributed in an interaction among a child, a speech-language pathologist, and an electronic communication device. Using video-recorded data of the interaction, I consider how micro features of the participants' communication such as gaze and gesture as well as material objects such as the device collectively shape possibilities for agency. This interdependent, posthuman approach shifts our understanding and practice of agency from gaining independence to improving collect action.