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Diane Davis on Rhetoric, Pathos, and Animal Studies
General Summary: Professor Diane Davis talks about her article entitled “Creaturely Rhetoric,” which details animal rhetoric and her efforts to bridge the gap between human and animal, as well as afterthoughts she had after the article had been published. Two students pick her brain on it and her research as a whole, delving further into the mind of an experienced rhetorician that manages several important departments at the University of Texas at Austin while still making time to love and understand her dogs.
Detailed Summary: Davis' study of creaturely rhetoric and her answer to whether or not it's harmful to define it (1:10 to 6:55). Davis' response to anthropomorphism and whether we should use it as a lens for studying rhetoric (8:00 to 14:00). Davis gets philosophical as she talks about the "Great Chain of Being," of it existing vertically, and of our (humanity's) place in it (14:30 to 18:40). Davis defines human exceptionalism and what it means in the hierarchical structure of the animal kingdom (18:50 to 20:40). To save animals from humanity's need to understand everything, Davis explains why we shouldn't give them a voice and how ethics/morals tie in to that notion (21:40 to 26:10). Davis defends dogs everywhere and clarifies if an emotional support animal can be a rhetor (27:30 to 33:10). Lastly, Davis considers if all animals can be emotionally supportive or not (33:25 to 35:05). Closing remarks (35:10 to 36:20). Credits (36:25 to End).
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Davis, Diane. “Creaturely Rhetorics.” Philosophy and Rhetoric 44.1 (2011): 88-94.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Brandy Corona, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Diane Davis, John García, and Christine Carranza. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License 3.0. Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under the Creative Commons 1.0 License.
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By Digital Writing and Research Lab, UT AustinGeneral Summary: Professor Diane Davis talks about her article entitled “Creaturely Rhetoric,” which details animal rhetoric and her efforts to bridge the gap between human and animal, as well as afterthoughts she had after the article had been published. Two students pick her brain on it and her research as a whole, delving further into the mind of an experienced rhetorician that manages several important departments at the University of Texas at Austin while still making time to love and understand her dogs.
Detailed Summary: Davis' study of creaturely rhetoric and her answer to whether or not it's harmful to define it (1:10 to 6:55). Davis' response to anthropomorphism and whether we should use it as a lens for studying rhetoric (8:00 to 14:00). Davis gets philosophical as she talks about the "Great Chain of Being," of it existing vertically, and of our (humanity's) place in it (14:30 to 18:40). Davis defines human exceptionalism and what it means in the hierarchical structure of the animal kingdom (18:50 to 20:40). To save animals from humanity's need to understand everything, Davis explains why we shouldn't give them a voice and how ethics/morals tie in to that notion (21:40 to 26:10). Davis defends dogs everywhere and clarifies if an emotional support animal can be a rhetor (27:30 to 33:10). Lastly, Davis considers if all animals can be emotionally supportive or not (33:25 to 35:05). Closing remarks (35:10 to 36:20). Credits (36:25 to End).
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Davis, Diane. “Creaturely Rhetorics.” Philosophy and Rhetoric 44.1 (2011): 88-94.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Brandy Corona, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Diane Davis, John García, and Christine Carranza. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License 3.0. Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under the Creative Commons 1.0 License.