Xchanges Journal

05/28/2026

Today, we’re looking at Raquel Dean’s work with rhetoric in technical communication. She draws attention to culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse populations and focuses on making usability accessible. To see how, read her 2019 article here! https://xchanges.org/user-experiences-of-spanish-speaking-14-1

05/26/2026

Are you struggling to make sense of peer review? Manuel Piña shares his tips and tricks for understanding and adapting peer review to your work in his 2024 article here.https://xchanges.org/how-do-i-really-revise-18-1-2

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

To read the scoop on newspapers, look no further than Brooke Eubanks' 2021 article on Chicago newspapers in the 1920s and 30s. https://xchanges.org/rugged-truth-16-2

05/19/2026

Benjamin Sherick shares his findings in the undergraduate thesis The Ethos of Mark Driscoll: Rhetorical Analysis of a Sermon in the Context of a Preacher’s Public Reputation. Read his 2016 thesis here! https://xchanges.org/the-ethos-of-mark-driscoll-11-2

05/14/2026

Today, we’re showcasing Maggie Sardino’s work about the All-American Boyband Brockhampton. She discusses counterpublics and counterdiscourses in her 2021 article, which you can read here.
https://xchanges.org/brockhampton-16-2

05/12/2026

Photos get edited all the time, but have you ever thought about the ethics of doing so? Amber McDonnell discusses the importance of conveying correct information over aesthetics in her 2015 article. Read it here!
https://xchanges.org/the-ethics-of-visual-rhetoric-10-2-11-1

05/08/2026

Happy Friday! Today, we are looking at the rhetoric of first-year students' documentary composition in composition classes. Jacob Richter studies their use of rhetoric in multimodal projects and the limitations they work with in his 2021 article. https://xchanges.org/cameraphone-composition-16-1

05/06/2026

Today, we want to showcase the work of Jennifer Roth Miller. She has studied how location-based services (such as social media that shares your location) can be dangerous, specifically to domestic abuse victims. You can find her 2016 article here. https://xchanges.org/multiliteracies-for-inclusive-technologies-12-1

04/30/2026

Happy Thursday! Today, we’re looking at Skyler Drew’s investigation of Fusa Tsumagari, a Japanese American who was forced into an internment camp in WWII. She performs her intersectionality as a Japanese American woman in her letters to her librarian. To read the full story published in 2019, click here! https://xchanges.org/fusa-tsumagari-a-japanese-american-13-2

04/23/2026

Education and technical communication are evolving fields, making them particularly difficult to navigate. Penny Bencomo shares her insights for how to make both work together in her 2013 article. https://xchanges.org/strengthening-technical-communication-8-1