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Eric Detweiler on Progymnasmata and Podcasting
General Summary: Professor Eric Detweiler expands on his argument that the ancient rhetorical progymnasmata exercises can be modified to benefit contemporary studies of digital media and sound. UT undergraduate student Ian Denning reflects on Detweiler’s practical suggestions of specific exercises that can be incorporated in podcasts, and exchanges ideas about the rhetorical and communicative nature of the popular sonic medium.
Detailed Summary: 0:00-7:29 Eric Detweiler shares his path toward rhetorical theory and his definitions of progymnasmata, pedagogy, and rhetorical pedagogy to provide context about the article; 7:30-9:55 Detweiler explains the challenges to modifying ancient progymnasmata into social media, where arguments commonly take place; 9:56-13:18 Detweiler discusses certain elements found in the exercises presented in his article: 13:19-16:28 Detweiler explains his ability to maintain audience engagement while trying to instruct them about podcast projects and shares his opinions about how people should practice podcasting; 16:29-20:36 Detweiler shares his opinions on how people should approach podcasting as beginners; 20:37-23:58 Detweiler describes how the increased accessibility to podcasting through social media, such as TikTok, has affected his teaching style; 23:59-24:45 Detweiler explains that podcasting is a medium that offers creators opportunities to share their niche interests and gain unique audiences; 24:45-26:30 Denning’s reflection on the interview and credits.
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Detweiler, Eric. “Sounding out the Progymnasmata: Rhetoric Review: Vol 38, No 2.” Taylor and Francis Online, 2019, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07350198.2019.1588567 Links to an external site.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Jacob Johnson and Ashley Taylor. It features the voices of Ian Dennings, Eric Detweiler, and Jacob Johnson. The music in the podcast is called “common ground”Links to an external site. and is used under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0.Links to an external site.
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By Digital Writing and Research Lab, UT AustinGeneral Summary: Professor Eric Detweiler expands on his argument that the ancient rhetorical progymnasmata exercises can be modified to benefit contemporary studies of digital media and sound. UT undergraduate student Ian Denning reflects on Detweiler’s practical suggestions of specific exercises that can be incorporated in podcasts, and exchanges ideas about the rhetorical and communicative nature of the popular sonic medium.
Detailed Summary: 0:00-7:29 Eric Detweiler shares his path toward rhetorical theory and his definitions of progymnasmata, pedagogy, and rhetorical pedagogy to provide context about the article; 7:30-9:55 Detweiler explains the challenges to modifying ancient progymnasmata into social media, where arguments commonly take place; 9:56-13:18 Detweiler discusses certain elements found in the exercises presented in his article: 13:19-16:28 Detweiler explains his ability to maintain audience engagement while trying to instruct them about podcast projects and shares his opinions about how people should practice podcasting; 16:29-20:36 Detweiler shares his opinions on how people should approach podcasting as beginners; 20:37-23:58 Detweiler describes how the increased accessibility to podcasting through social media, such as TikTok, has affected his teaching style; 23:59-24:45 Detweiler explains that podcasting is a medium that offers creators opportunities to share their niche interests and gain unique audiences; 24:45-26:30 Denning’s reflection on the interview and credits.
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Detweiler, Eric. “Sounding out the Progymnasmata: Rhetoric Review: Vol 38, No 2.” Taylor and Francis Online, 2019, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07350198.2019.1588567 Links to an external site.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Jacob Johnson and Ashley Taylor. It features the voices of Ian Dennings, Eric Detweiler, and Jacob Johnson. The music in the podcast is called “common ground”Links to an external site. and is used under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0.Links to an external site.