Date of Award
8-2016
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
English
First Advisor
Samantha Blackmon
Committee Chair
Samantha Blackmon
Committee Member 1
Thomas Rickert
Committee Member 2
Michael Salvo
Committee Member 3
Patricia Sullivan
Abstract
This dissertation proposes a process called pizarron borrado: reorienting “failure” as a productive part of the research process. Using the backdrop of research on migrant workers’ technological access, I argue that classrooms can become much more accessible by moving from failure and looking at points where writing and research have moved in unexpected ways. As scholars such as Grabill have pointed out, access to computers and the Internet is an issue of public policy, and technical communicators are strategically positioned to contribute to, “policy making, research, and teaching” in ways that can help expand these services to underserved and underrepresented populations (1998). And as the process for applying to even low-wage jobs becomes increasingly digitized, I argue that our role as scholars and educators is to both prepare and advocate for these “invisible populations” that will increasingly rely on open or public access to these technologies in and outside of the classroom.
Recommended Citation
Reynoso, Enrique Jr., "Pick Yourself Up By Your Broadband: Access, the Digital Divide, and Migrant Workers" (2016). Open Access Dissertations. 837.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/837