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Karma Chávez on Immigration Rhetoric, Queer Theory, and DACA
General Summary: Professor Karma Chávez speaks on her research regarding rhetorical and sociopolitical challenges related to queer migration and feminism during the Obama administration. Students Gricelda Torres and Peyton Liang discuss the historical context, present takeaways, and future implications of Chávez’s studies on American society.
Detailed Summary: Introduction of Karma Chávez (00.00-01.00); Historical and personal background regarding Chávez‘s decision to study immigration-related rhetoric and activist rhetoric (01.01-06.22); Discussion of how modern perceptions of American values affect minority groups and the immigrant community (06.23-9.10); The implications of current immigration rhetoric and legislation for all migrant populations (9.11-14.55); How race, gender, and sexuality factor into immigration politics and related academia (14.56-21.12); The ways in which current legislation marginalizes different populations (21.13-23.57); Chávez’s solutions to avoid discriminatory practices (23.58-28.15); Concluding statements by the speakers(28.16-29.42).
Scholarly Article: Chávez, Karma R. and Hana Masri. “The Rhetoric of Family in the U.S. Immigration Movement: A Queer Migration Analysis of the 2014 Central American Child Migrant 'Crisis'”. _Queer and Trans Migrations: Dynamics of Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation_, pp. 209-225.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Masha Larina, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Karma Chávez, Gricelda Torres and Peyton Liang. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under CreativeCommons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0. Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under Creative Commons 1.0 license.
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By Digital Writing and Research Lab, UT AustinGeneral Summary: Professor Karma Chávez speaks on her research regarding rhetorical and sociopolitical challenges related to queer migration and feminism during the Obama administration. Students Gricelda Torres and Peyton Liang discuss the historical context, present takeaways, and future implications of Chávez’s studies on American society.
Detailed Summary: Introduction of Karma Chávez (00.00-01.00); Historical and personal background regarding Chávez‘s decision to study immigration-related rhetoric and activist rhetoric (01.01-06.22); Discussion of how modern perceptions of American values affect minority groups and the immigrant community (06.23-9.10); The implications of current immigration rhetoric and legislation for all migrant populations (9.11-14.55); How race, gender, and sexuality factor into immigration politics and related academia (14.56-21.12); The ways in which current legislation marginalizes different populations (21.13-23.57); Chávez’s solutions to avoid discriminatory practices (23.58-28.15); Concluding statements by the speakers(28.16-29.42).
Scholarly Article: Chávez, Karma R. and Hana Masri. “The Rhetoric of Family in the U.S. Immigration Movement: A Queer Migration Analysis of the 2014 Central American Child Migrant 'Crisis'”. _Queer and Trans Migrations: Dynamics of Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation_, pp. 209-225.
Credits: This podcast was produced by Masha Larina, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Karma Chávez, Gricelda Torres and Peyton Liang. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under CreativeCommons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0. Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under Creative Commons 1.0 license.