{"product_id":"9783032260116","title":"Rhetorics and Tactics of Antiwork Writing the Great Resignation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRhetorics and Tactics of Antiwork\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWriting the Great Resignation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJosh Chase | Leah Heilig\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis open access book, \u003cem\u003eRhetorics and Tactics of Antiwork \u003c\/em\u003eoffers and critically examines rhetorics of antiwork within technical and professional communication contexts. Due to pervasive economic precarity, today’s student often exits the classroom only to enter a market that disempowers them at the negotiation table, in disputes with customers and management, and in countless other rhetorical situations. Writing for researchers and educators, we argue that professional writing instruction must focus not only on writing for the job search and as a productive skill in the workplace, but as a powerful tool to navigate bleak labor landscapes and resist exploitative practices. Situating our discussion in historical and contemporary rhetorics, we show that while antiwork theory imagines a world where workers labor freely as they choose, antiwork \u003cem\u003epraxis\u003c\/em\u003e confronts the world as it really exists—often with workplace communication as the site of its struggle. \u003cem\u003eRhetorics and Tactics of Antiwork \u003c\/em\u003einvestigates under-explored genres of professional communication and unpacks how antiwork’s peer-to-peer sharing practices enable workers, including students, to use those genres as workplace action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eJosh Chase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Humanities at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is the LM McKneely Endowed Professor of English. His research areas include the history of rhetorical theory, technical writing, popular music, and the rhetoric of science. His work can be found in \u003cem\u003eCollege Composition and Communication, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pop Culture and Pedagogy, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Rhetoric of Health and Medicine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eLeah Heilig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Professional \u0026amp; Public Writing at the University of Rhode Island. Her research focuses on technical communication, accessibility, and disability and Madness studies, with a focus on equitable communication design. Her work can be found in \u003cem\u003eComputers and Composition, Communication Design Quarterly, Technical Communication Quarterly, The International Journal of Qualitative Methods\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook for Disability and Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUniversity of Rhode Island Professional and Public Writing Department\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032260116\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"University of Rhode Island Professional and Public Writing Department","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47202875277452,"sku":"9783032260116","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032260116","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}