Renowned Linguist Suresh Canagarajah to Discuss STEM Communication Challenges, May 18
Displaying until May 18, 2023
Suresh Canagarajah, a professor in Penn State University’s Department of Applied Linguistics, will give an hourlong lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, in the Advanced Technology Lab, (No. 7), with a reception to follow in the ATL lobby. Drawing from disability studies, his cancer diagnosis and research on the writing and communication practices of a group of international STEM scholars, Canagarajah will demonstrate the importance of centering vulnerability and relational ethics in all effective communication. The event is part of the campus’s weeklong celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. For more information, contact Jason Peters in the English Department at jpeter65@calpoly.edu.