Interdiscursive collaboration in public relations contexts

Bhatia, V. K., Jones, R. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-727X, Bremner, S. and Peirson-Smith, A. (2013) Interdiscursive collaboration in public relations contexts. Iberica, 25. pp. 127-146. ISSN 1139-7241

Abstract/Summary

Interdiscursive collaborative construction of professional genres (Bhatia, 2004 & 2010; Bremner, 2006; Smart, 2006) within the framework of “communities of practice” (Lave & Wenger, 1991) can be viewed as a useful instrument for developing writing expertise to initiate novice writers into the conventions of corporate writing. Drawing on evidence from public relations (PR) writing contexts in Hong Kong, the paper focuses on the dynamics of participation in collaborative PR practice and on the deconstruction of the collaborative process as evidenced in the deconstruction of various drafts (from brainstorming to the final product) and through the perceptions of some of the key PR practitioners in the industry. The paper will have implications for our understanding of interdiscursivity in genre theory (Bhatia, 2010) and for the collaborative writing process within the academy as well as in the workplace.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > English Language and Applied Linguistics
Publisher	AELFE (Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos)
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