The Big Rhetorical Podcast

Keywords: Hurricane Helene, Asheville, North Carolina, Crisis Communication, Institutional Response. Dr. Yvonne Villanueva-Russell is Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She joins TBR Podcast to discuss Hurricane Helene and UNC-Asheville's response to the crisis and future trajectory of the university. Visit thebigrhetoricalp...

Keywords: DJing, Hip Hop Studies, Literacy, Writing, Sound Studies. Dr. Todd Craig is the Marks Family Senior Director of the Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests lie at the intersection of writing and rhetoric, sound studies, and Hip Hop studies. He is the author of  “K for the Way”: DJ Rhetoric and Literacy for 21st Century Writi...

Keywords: Data, Data Storytelling, Data Literacy Multimodal Composition, Writing. Angela Laflen is associate professor of English at California State University, Sacramento. Her scholarship has been published in Computers and Composition, Kairos, Assessing Writing, The Journal of Response to Writing, Pedagogy, and Writing Spaces. Critical Data Storytelling in the Composition Classroom is available...

Keywords: Podcast, Graduate Students, Awards, Podcast Carnival, Rhetoric and Writing. Episode 182 features the CFP for the TBR Podcast Emerging Scholar Award. More information here:  https://tinyurl.com/23y6wzcj . Nominations are due to  thebigrhetorical@gmail.com  by November 24, 2025. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Podcast, Podcast Carnival, Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Control. Episode 181 features the CFP for the 6th annual TBR Podcast Carnival. The 2025 theme is, "(Un)Tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control." Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Communication Theory, Communication Ethics, Rhetorical Theory, Contact, Touch. Ethics in Contact Rhetoric re-orients communication theory by centering touch and de-centering symbolic acts. Ethical interactions are defined as bio-relational dances arcing steps of nurture, respect, justice, and too often, violence. Centering humanity’s physical mutuality is a vital move today. This book re...

Keywords: Digital Rhetoric, Digital Literacy, Technology, Wellness, Media Literacy. Dr. Sydney Sullivan is a Lecturer in the Rhetoric and Writing Studies department at San Diego State University. Her research focuses on integrating digital rhetoric into educational curricula to enhance student engagement and well-being. Dr. Sullivan advocates for critical media literacy as a means to empower stude...

Keywords: Design, Communication, Academic Conference, Technical Communication, Lubbock. SIGDOC’s mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication. The ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication provides a forum for researchers and practitioners of the design of communication, including informa...

Keywords: Conference on College Composition and Communication, Baltimore, Composition, Academic Conferences, Interviews. Episode 177 of TBR Podcast features interviews and soundscapes from the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Baltimore, Maryland, from April 9-12, 2025. For more information visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and @thebigrhet across social media platforms.

Keywords: Doxa, Opinions, Digital Rhetoric, Social Media, Internet Culture. Caddie Alford is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of the book Entitled Opinions: Doxa After Digitality (2024). She is a digital rhetoric expert who researches emergent forms of persuasion, sociality, and the changing state of inform...

Keywords: Democracy, Activism, Community Partnerships, DEI, Higher Education. Félix Maradiaga is an academic, political activist, and former presidential candidate from Nicaragua. His numerous accolades include various academic appointments, government positions, founding co-director of the ⁠Civil Society Leadership Institute⁠ , and a nomination for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Steve Parks is a Pro...

Keywords: Composition Studies, Community Writing, Student Activism, Leadership, Pedagogy. Charles McMartin is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Composition at Utah State University Tooele (pronounced Too-will-ah). He earned his PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona. His research focuses on culturally sustaining pedagogies, communit...

Keywords: Digital Rhetorics, Infrastructure, Digital Writing, Sensory Rhetorics, Pedagogy. Hannah Hopkins is a PhD Candidate in Rhetoric & Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research engages the material infrastructures of digital writing, extending from the personal device to the vast landscapes of server farms and data centers that support and circulate digital texts. Her work...

Keywords: Indigenous Rhetorics, Feminist Rhetorics, Digital Rhetorics, Identity, Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Cindy Tekobbe is assistant professor of critical feminist science and technology at the University of Illinois Chicago, where she is co-appointed in Gender and Women’s Studies and Communication. She is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a feminist media scholar, and her interdi...

Keywords: Queer Community Literacies, Prison/Police Abolition Movements, Writing Program Administration, Graduate School, University of Montevallo. Erin is a PhD Candidate in English (Language, Writing, and Rhetoric track) at the University of Maryland. She is a graduate of the University of Montevallo and holds a BA in English literature. Working primarily in rhetoric and composition, she special...

Keywords: Sensitive Rhetorics, Academic Freedom, Rhetorical Theory, Campus Activism, Rhetoric. University of Pittsburgh Press Discount Code 29GERDES for Sensitive Rhetorics active until 12/18/24. Kendall Gerdes is associate professor of writing and rhetoric studies at the University of Utah. Kendall is coeditor of  Reinventing (with) Theory in Rhetoric and Writing Studies  and a lifetime member of...

Keywords: Digital Rhetorics, Sound, Methods, Community Literacy, Digital Humanities. Trent Wintermeier is a PhD student in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests broadly include sound, digital rhetorics and digital humanities methods, and community literacy. Currently, he’s an Assistant Director for the Digital Writing and Research Lab,...

Keywords: Computers and Writing, Digital Rhetoric, Writing Studies, University of Georgia, Athens. The 2025 Computers and Writing Conference Organizers include Elizabeth Davis, Lindsey Harding, and Nate Kreuter from the University of Georgia. Elizabeth Davis (M.A., NYU; Ph. D., Alabama) is the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Writing Certificate Program and teaches writing courses in the Depar...

Keywords: Politics, Rhetorics, Democracy, Culture, US Presidential Election. This episode of The Big Rhetorical Podcast was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. Dr. Lisa M. Corrigan is a Professor of Communication and Director of the Gender Studies Program at the...

This episode of Everyone's Writing With AI (Except Me!) was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit  www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com .

This episode of TC Talk was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit  www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com .

This episode of Live Theory was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit  www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com .

This episode of The Writer's Edge was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit  www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com .

This episode of Defend, Publish, & Lead was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit  www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com .

This episode of Writing Remix Podcast was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.