Amanda Patterson Partin, PHD

La Rhetorica Podcast

Education EN ↓ 5 episodes

Rooted in an AfroLatina perspective, this podcast centers the voices, experiences, and brilliance of women of color in rhetoric and composition. Hosted by Amanda Patterson Partin, La Rhetórica invites listeners to explore the deep intersections of identity, power, language, and pedagogy. Each episode opens space for nuanced dialogue, unapologetic storytelling, and scholarly reflection. Together, we examine how race, gender, and culture shape our presence in academic and professional spaces, and we ask the questions that often go unspoken: What counts as knowledge? Who gets to be called a rheto...

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Amanda Patterson Partin, PHD

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Episode 5: When Silence is Riskier than Speaking Up, A Conversation with Dr. Prerna Subramanian 26.02.2026 45:06

When institutions fail, who protects the people inside them? What if silence is more dangerous than speaking up? Guest: Dr. Prerna Subramanian, Assistant Professor and Interdisciplinary Researcher Host: Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin Episode Summary In this episode of La Rhetorica , Dr. Prerna Subramanian joins the podcast to discuss academic labor, institutional failure, and the emotional realities...

Episode 4: The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival: (un)tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control with Dr. Codi Renee Blackmon 16.12.2025 45:37

In this special Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival episode, Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin is joined by scholar and educator Dr. Codi Renee Blackmon (Johns Hopkins University) for a rich, honest conversation about generative AI, linguistic justice, and what writing instruction looks like in a moment of technological whiplash. Together, they explore how AI intersects with students’ rights to their own la...

Episode 3: Dr. Aja Martinez- Faith, Power and Counterstory 04.12.2025 1:24:57

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Aja Martínez, associate professor, award-winning author, and one of the sharpest thinkers in Critical Race Theory today. We get into the deep stuff right away: the religious roots of the attacks on CRT, the long game of the New Right, and how history repeats itself when we’re not paying attention. Dr. Martínez walks us through her and Dr. Robert Smith’s researc...

Episode 2: Black Visual Rhetorics and Mentorship with Dr. Ja'La Wourman 28.10.2025 34:55

🎙️ Episode 2: “Black Visual Rhetorics, Design, and Becoming the Scholar You’re Meant to Be” Guest: Dr. Ja’La Wourman, Assistant Professor of English, Howard University Host: Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin ✨ Episode Summary In this vibrant conversation, Dr. Ja’La Wourman joins La Rhetórica to share her path from military life and world travel to her current role as a rising voice in Black cultural an...

Episode 1_ Navigating the Academy with Dr. Codi Renee Blackmon 18.10.2025 25:46

🎙️ Podcast Notes — Episode 1: Navigating the Academy with Dr. Codi Renée Blackmon Episode Summary: In this debut episode of La Rhetorica , Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin (Anie) sits down with Dr. Codi Renée Blackmon to talk about what it really means to survive and thrive in academic spaces as a woman of color. Together they unpack microaggressions, invisible labor, mentorship, and the beauty of find...