Dr. Elena Kalodner-Martin
@ekalodnermar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy at Ohio State. Associate Editor @ TCSJ.
Teaching and researching medical evidence + expertise (#techcomm, #medrhet, #femrhet, #sts). She/her.
Teaching and researching medical evidence + expertise (#techcomm, #medrhet, #femrhet, #sts). She/her.
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As a reminder, proposals for the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication are due in two months!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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Proposal Process - ACM SIGDOC 2026 Conference
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As a reminder, proposals for the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication are due in two months!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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I missed seeing everyone at #SIGDOC25, but I’m so excited to be program co-chairing with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social for #SIGDOC26! Our CFP is linked below. Please email us at the posted email addresses with any questions!
@ekalodnermar.bsky.social and I cannot wait to read your proposals!!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
We hope you enjoyed the SIGDOC 2025 conference, and are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I missed seeing everyone at #SIGDOC25, but I’m so excited to be program co-chairing with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social for #SIGDOC26! Our CFP is linked below. Please email us at the posted email addresses with any questions!
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I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
I’m thrilled to have an article included in TCSJ's most recent special issue! If you’re interested in vaccination, rhetorical strategies used in public health, or social media communication, give it a read: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc...
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m thrilled to have an article included in TCSJ's most recent special issue! If you’re interested in vaccination, rhetorical strategies used in public health, or social media communication, give it a read: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc...
Yes, and aside from the obvious reliance on grifty language and logic, another key issue with Cox’s argument that "using AI is a radical act of feminism" is that it risks placing blame on women for the far-reaching impacts of sexism if they choose not to engage with it, thus making sexism… worse.
feminist analysis requires that you understand power relations and harms to marginalized communities, and fight to destroy those forces. to use AI is one of the most anti-feminist things you can do on many levels, and that’s why tech bros and AI boosters love it.
Whooo, buddy.
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yes, and aside from the obvious reliance on grifty language and logic, another key issue with Cox’s argument that "using AI is a radical act of feminism" is that it risks placing blame on women for the far-reaching impacts of sexism if they choose not to engage with it, thus making sexism… worse.
Reminder that vaccine mandates are not political but ending them IS. Massachusetts was the first state to require immunizations for school…. for smallpox… in 1855.
September 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reminder that vaccine mandates are not political but ending them IS. Massachusetts was the first state to require immunizations for school…. for smallpox… in 1855.
Making it harder for people to get vaccinated is unequivocally worse for everyone’s health. A couple things are true: Many providers WILL write prescriptions for them if you’re in a state that needs them. Many conditions and lifestyles ARE included (autoimmune, depression, even inactivity!).
A very helpful guide: defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
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September 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Making it harder for people to get vaccinated is unequivocally worse for everyone’s health. A couple things are true: Many providers WILL write prescriptions for them if you’re in a state that needs them. Many conditions and lifestyles ARE included (autoimmune, depression, even inactivity!).
It’s the first day of a new academic year! This semester, I’m teaching a class called Rhetorics of Health, Illness, and Wellness. If you have a resource/artifact that you love showing in class (an article, a clip of a show or movie, a TikTok, a cool data viz, etc.), I’d love to check them out.
August 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s the first day of a new academic year! This semester, I’m teaching a class called Rhetorics of Health, Illness, and Wellness. If you have a resource/artifact that you love showing in class (an article, a clip of a show or movie, a TikTok, a cool data viz, etc.), I’d love to check them out.
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HUMANITIES WORKS – posters, postcards, and handouts to support the humanities
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July 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Unconscionable.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Unconscionable.
A conversation that we need to have about the academic job market is what happens financially when people are between positions and how this gap makes systemic failures VERY apparent. Case in point: my COBRA insurance cost is $1,000 a month.
June 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A conversation that we need to have about the academic job market is what happens financially when people are between positions and how this gap makes systemic failures VERY apparent. Case in point: my COBRA insurance cost is $1,000 a month.
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All we need is for those numbers to sustain across a diversity of tactics for an extended amount of time-- strikes! boycotts! slowdowns! leaks! refusals! art shenanigans! more! --
and we will have this in the bag, folks.
We. Can. Do. This.
and we will have this in the bag, folks.
We. Can. Do. This.
June 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All we need is for those numbers to sustain across a diversity of tactics for an extended amount of time-- strikes! boycotts! slowdowns! leaks! refusals! art shenanigans! more! --
and we will have this in the bag, folks.
We. Can. Do. This.
and we will have this in the bag, folks.
We. Can. Do. This.
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Thanks to everyone who joined us! For more information about TCSJ, please visit techcommsocialjustice.org. You can also reach out to our editors directly at editors@techcommsocialjustice.org if you're interested in pitching a project, being a reviewer, or with any other questions.
Technical Communication and Social Justice
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June 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us! For more information about TCSJ, please visit techcommsocialjustice.org. You can also reach out to our editors directly at editors@techcommsocialjustice.org if you're interested in pitching a project, being a reviewer, or with any other questions.
#ATTW25 attendees: come to the TPC Editors' Roundtable today at 4:45pm CST in BCH 125 and on Zoom! I'll be there on behalf of @tcsocialjustice.bsky.social. We look forward to chatting with you about all things submitting, reviewing, and more.
June 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#ATTW25 attendees: come to the TPC Editors' Roundtable today at 4:45pm CST in BCH 125 and on Zoom! I'll be there on behalf of @tcsocialjustice.bsky.social. We look forward to chatting with you about all things submitting, reviewing, and more.
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
Aside from all of the other (more important) considerations, the em dash becoming the hallmark of generative AI-written content has been very troublesome for me, a committed em dash user who is now being forced into an early retirement.
May 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Aside from all of the other (more important) considerations, the em dash becoming the hallmark of generative AI-written content has been very troublesome for me, a committed em dash user who is now being forced into an early retirement.
Attending #CWcon25? Looking for something to do bright and early tomorrow? I’ll be presenting remotely at 9:00am with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social and @emilygresb.bsky.social on “Politics of Compliance: Redefining Perceived Agency in ‘Wellness.’” We hope to see you there!
May 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Attending #CWcon25? Looking for something to do bright and early tomorrow? I’ll be presenting remotely at 9:00am with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social and @emilygresb.bsky.social on “Politics of Compliance: Redefining Perceived Agency in ‘Wellness.’” We hope to see you there!
As I wrap up my final semester teaching at @mit.edu, I want to shoutout my Medical Device Design students, who just wrapped up their final presentations last night! The creativity and dedication they show through their devices -- each addressing an unmet clinical need -- never fails to impress. 1/x
May 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As I wrap up my final semester teaching at @mit.edu, I want to shoutout my Medical Device Design students, who just wrapped up their final presentations last night! The creativity and dedication they show through their devices -- each addressing an unmet clinical need -- never fails to impress. 1/x
It's *almost* here! We are both thrilled to have been included in this fabulous edited collection, which you can preorder here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg....
May 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It's *almost* here! We are both thrilled to have been included in this fabulous edited collection, which you can preorder here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg....
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Looking for some summer reading?
Check out the FREE More Than Words virtual book club beginning in June! Join others actively considering how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI.
@biblioracle.bsky.social will be planning to join us for most sessions! forms.gle/ksGsyZjkzhwz...
Check out the FREE More Than Words virtual book club beginning in June! Join others actively considering how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI.
@biblioracle.bsky.social will be planning to join us for most sessions! forms.gle/ksGsyZjkzhwz...
April 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looking for some summer reading?
Check out the FREE More Than Words virtual book club beginning in June! Join others actively considering how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI.
@biblioracle.bsky.social will be planning to join us for most sessions! forms.gle/ksGsyZjkzhwz...
Check out the FREE More Than Words virtual book club beginning in June! Join others actively considering how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI.
@biblioracle.bsky.social will be planning to join us for most sessions! forms.gle/ksGsyZjkzhwz...
It was such an honor to be recognized tonight for my dissertation work at #4C25! Thanks for sharing, @voleuseck.bsky.social, thank you to the selection committee and my wonderful advisors, and congratulations to the other award winners!
Really fascinating work by the honorees for the #4C25 Outstanding Dissertation in Technical Communication.
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CCCC Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication - Conference on College Composition and Communication
Nomination Deadline: October 15 Purpose: The CCCC Committee on Technical Communication presents the Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication annually during the Awards Session at the ...
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April 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It was such an honor to be recognized tonight for my dissertation work at #4C25! Thanks for sharing, @voleuseck.bsky.social, thank you to the selection committee and my wonderful advisors, and congratulations to the other award winners!
Looking for something to do at #4C25 this morning? Come to the RHM Roundtable, Computer Love in Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, at 10:30am ET (session A.23). I'll be talking about TikTok, health communication, and what happens when we ban platforms.
April 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Looking for something to do at #4C25 this morning? Come to the RHM Roundtable, Computer Love in Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, at 10:30am ET (session A.23). I'll be talking about TikTok, health communication, and what happens when we ban platforms.
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March 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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