Episode 21: Reflections on Latin@ Rhetorics

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May 092014
 

“The ethos of Latina/o Rhetoric is embodied in many of the traditions of resistance that link back to first contact with Europeans in the Americas spanning across time and space to current moments and sites of resistance. Whether it’s the colonialism of Columbus or the neocolonialism of states like Arizona, Latina/o rhetoricians are not lacking in moments of kairos or polemics in the polis that necessitate rhetorical invention to communicate and respond to dominant systems of power.” – Cruz Medina

Fall 2013 cover of Reflections, "Latin@s in Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning"

Episode 21 features a collaboration with the Fall 2013 special issue of Reflections: “Latin@s in Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service-Learning” about how scholars are defining Latina/o rhetorics and why it’s an important issue for the field right now.

To read a PDF of the full transcript, please download it here: Transcript for Episode 21

The music sampled in this podcast is “The Afterlife” by YACHT, “Readers! Do You Read?” by Chris Zabriskie, “Tea Top” by ROW, and “Separate Ways Remix” and “Walking All Day Long” by Willbe.

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Pilot: “Locally Grown” with Linda Adler-Kassner

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Jan 042013
 

“Writing programs are complex ecosystems, rooted in particular institutional soil, populated with a shifting mixture of personalities, pedagogical priorities, literacy goals, and both administrative and public pressures. As Writing Program Administrators, we have to strike a fine balance between the particulars of the local and the disciplinary best practices our field has negotiated in this current national educational climate. To understand the finer points of this balance, we spoke with Linda Adler-Kassner, Writing Program Administrator at University of California-Santa Barbara and author of The Activist WPA.”

The Activist WPA: Changing Stories about Writers & Writing by Linda Adler-Kassner

The Activist WPA: Changing Stories about Writers & Writing by Linda Adler-Kassner

Our pilot podcast features Professor Linda Adler-Kassner (UC Santa Barbara) and TJ Geiger (Syracuse University).

To read a PDF of the full transcript, please download it here: Transcript for Pilot Podcast.

 

 

 

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