Walwema, J., & Bay, J. (2024). The Rhetorical Function of Corporate DEI Reports. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 87(1), 34–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906231208415
This article analyzes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reports from the top 20 Fortune 500 companies to particularly examine how these companies use visual design and representation to present an aspirational future that valorizes their current DEI efforts. We contend that if large corporations have the ability to affect outcomes among employees, stakeholders, and citizens, then educators have an obligation to prepare students to be well positioned to make change and to participate in conversations about change.