The relevance of Feenberg's critical theory of technology to critical visual literacy: The case of scientific and technical illustrations

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-266

  Northcut, Kathryn ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 53949094564     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TW.37.3.b     Document Type: Article

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