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José Cortez on Subalternity, Eurocentrism, and the Identity in Latinx Rhetoric
General Summary: In this episode of The Parlor, the team discusses LatinX rhetoric and its relation to Eurocentrism as described by renowned scholar of rhetoric Professor José Cortez of the Oregon State University. Cortez reflects on his desire to find the separation between Western rhetorics and Latin-American based ideologies, the concept of subalternity, and offers reason as to why the fissure is critical to identities of past, present and future LatinX generations.
Detailed Summary: Introduction to the Parlor and Cortez’s background and scholarly works (0.00-1.20)Cortez relates his life experience to his studies in LatinX identities(1.21-04.43); Identifying the thesis of Cortez’s work and its relation to similar avenues of subalternity of LatinX rhetoric (04.43-06.49); Cortez dives into the classical identification of LatinX subgroups, their separate identifications, and the impression this categorization has on the community(06.49-08.40); The interview then incorporates the classical LatinX rhetoric and its relation to Western norms(08.41-11.45); Cortez discusses what Eurocentrism means to identification of rhetorics and why a separation is hard to identify(11.46-17.55); Cortez explains how Western narratives controlled the conversation about indigenous people, and how this conversation has formed some LatinX traditions(17.55-20.05); Cortez further details an idea found in his work which is critical of rhetoric being a political compass, or a policing authority, for the LatinX community JacqueRanciere)(20.08-26.20); The interview shifts to cover topics discussed relating to Christina Ramirez’s coverage of the concept of mestizaje (26.20-29.03); Cortez further explains the concept of subalternity (subtopic Spivak) (29.03-32.54); Cortez now transitions to specific subaltern spaces in LatinX rhetoric (includes citations of Sonia Arellano and Dr. Karma Chavez)(32.54-33.30); Cortez answers, what is the most important thing your readers can take away from your work?(33.30-35.08); Thank you and credits from the team(35.08-35.50).
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Cortez, Jose. “Of Exterior and Exception: Latin American Rhetoric, Subalternity, and the Politics of Cultural Difference.” Philosophy & Rhetoric,Vol. 51, No. 2 (2018), pp. 124-150.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Kamil Riaz, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Jose Cortez, Matthew Heideman, and Awab Ahmed. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0.Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under CreativeCommons 1.0 license.
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By Digital Writing and Research Lab, UT AustinGeneral Summary: In this episode of The Parlor, the team discusses LatinX rhetoric and its relation to Eurocentrism as described by renowned scholar of rhetoric Professor José Cortez of the Oregon State University. Cortez reflects on his desire to find the separation between Western rhetorics and Latin-American based ideologies, the concept of subalternity, and offers reason as to why the fissure is critical to identities of past, present and future LatinX generations.
Detailed Summary: Introduction to the Parlor and Cortez’s background and scholarly works (0.00-1.20)Cortez relates his life experience to his studies in LatinX identities(1.21-04.43); Identifying the thesis of Cortez’s work and its relation to similar avenues of subalternity of LatinX rhetoric (04.43-06.49); Cortez dives into the classical identification of LatinX subgroups, their separate identifications, and the impression this categorization has on the community(06.49-08.40); The interview then incorporates the classical LatinX rhetoric and its relation to Western norms(08.41-11.45); Cortez discusses what Eurocentrism means to identification of rhetorics and why a separation is hard to identify(11.46-17.55); Cortez explains how Western narratives controlled the conversation about indigenous people, and how this conversation has formed some LatinX traditions(17.55-20.05); Cortez further details an idea found in his work which is critical of rhetoric being a political compass, or a policing authority, for the LatinX community JacqueRanciere)(20.08-26.20); The interview shifts to cover topics discussed relating to Christina Ramirez’s coverage of the concept of mestizaje (26.20-29.03); Cortez further explains the concept of subalternity (subtopic Spivak) (29.03-32.54); Cortez now transitions to specific subaltern spaces in LatinX rhetoric (includes citations of Sonia Arellano and Dr. Karma Chavez)(32.54-33.30); Cortez answers, what is the most important thing your readers can take away from your work?(33.30-35.08); Thank you and credits from the team(35.08-35.50).
Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Cortez, Jose. “Of Exterior and Exception: Latin American Rhetoric, Subalternity, and the Politics of Cultural Difference.” Philosophy & Rhetoric,Vol. 51, No. 2 (2018), pp. 124-150.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Kamil Riaz, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Jose Cortez, Matthew Heideman, and Awab Ahmed. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0.Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under CreativeCommons 1.0 license.