The Parlor

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General Summary: In this podcast, David Cisneros talks about his research on immigration and about his chapter on affect, emotion, and immigration rhetoric. He is asked questions by two of our team members on the background of his interest in the topic, details about the chapter, and how he thinks the rhetoric towards immigration can change.

Detailed summary:(1:10-3:32) Cisneros discusses what drove him to write about politics and immigration. (3:36-7:14) Cisneros talks about the show _30 Days_ and if the emotion it evoked was just the show or an actual care for immigration. (8:07-11:03) Cisneros talks about emotional habitus and clarifies his point in the paper. (11:58-16:39) Cisneros iscusses what he thinks about differences in discourse surrounding undocumented immigrants. (17:11-24:10) Cisneros talks about where he thinks rhetoric most influences what we think about immigration. (25:00-30:40) Cisneros says what he thinks is required for this rhetoric to change and how long it could take. Scholarly

Article Informing this Production: Cisneros, David. "Affect, Emotion, and Immigration Rhetoric" Affect and Media Imagery. pp. 247-268.

Credits: This podcast was attributed by Blake Avery Thomason, Andrew Harmon, and Sloane Grevelle. Voices are provided by Cristina Navarro, Pablo Morales Mendez, and David Cisneros. It was produced by Justin Brownlow Lund with resources and assistance by the department of rhetoric and writing lab.

General Summary: Dr. José Izaguirre, a professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin, walks through his analysis of César Chávez’s rhetoric in reigniting the Chican@ movement through the United Farm Workers. The context of the movement is reflected upon and compared to today’s world. There is also thoughtful discussion on social justice and how people perceive it. Dr. Izaguirre also lets students know about some of his own inspirations for pursuing this path and studying Chávez specifically.

Detailed Summary: Introduction and discussion of Izaguirre’s background and how he came to study nonviolent communication (00.00-07.25); Discussion of Chican@ social movements and how they portrayed their message (07.25-10.00); How the use of deferral can be used today (10.00-11.55); Study of criticism which Izaguirre relates into his work through parallelisms and the concept of machismo (11.55-14.45); Izaguirre discusses how identity tied into Chávez’s speech and how he brought different audiences together (14.45-18.55); Izaguirre goes into how people perceive things differently and how this has opened him up into his new work about a scientist who studied cybernetics and nationalism (18.55-22.30); Comparison to other works of rhetoric, specifically Josué David Cisneros's article about immigration which Izaguirre puts into context with Chávez’s work (22.30-26.10); Closing remarks and brief remarks about Illinois (26.10-29.54).

Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Izaguirre, Jose. “Nonviolence in Context: César Chávez, the Chican@ Movement, and a Poetics of Deferral.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15362426.2019.1685415?journalCode=uahr21Journal for the History of Rhetoric, Vol. 23, no. 1, 2020, pp. 54-83

Credits:This podcast was produced by Adeline Gordon, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Dr. José Izaguirre, Peter Dunlap, and River Tomlinson. Music featured in the podcast has been repurposed here under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License 3.0. Additionally, an audio clip of talking ambience was adapted and incorporated under Creative Commons 1.0 license.

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​.

Trigger Warning: Rape is discussed beginning at 24:00 in this podcast. This discussion is overat 25:30.

General Summary: ​Professor Sonia Arellano talks about her research on qualitative research methods, specifically her work for the Migrant Quilt Project. Several students at UT Austin discuss this project with Arellano, delving into her thoughts about using art as research, inclusive feminism, and immigration through the Sonoran desert.

Detailed Summary: Arellano begins (1:31) with a discussion of grief, her background, and her entry into the quilting project; Arellano discusses how quantitative and qualitative approaches fit together by discussing the juxtaposition of having both university-based knowledge and self-taught quilting skills (4:30); Arellano’s emotional aspect of the creation of this quilt (9:00);Arellano’s discussing of the process as research (13:40); Arellano’s choices in creating the quilt(15:40) and their impact (19:20); Arellano’s discussion of feminism’s many different definitions(21:45); Other projects that qualitative methods could be useful for (23:12).

Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Arellano, Sonja. ​“Quilting as a Qualitative, FeministResearch Method: Expanding Understandings of Migrant Deaths.”​​University of Arizona​.​​2017.

Credits: This podcast was produced by Nick Knowles at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Sonia Arellano, Nick Knowles, Ali Voss, and Elen Daly. Script and liner notes were written by Amy Shreeve. Huge thanks to Dr. Longaker, without whom this episode would have been impossible to create. ​Music featured in this podcast, titled “​commonGround​,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here underCreative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0​. Additionally ,conversation.wav​ was adapted and incorporated under ​Creative Commons 1.0 license​.

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.

General Summary: Doctor Ryan Skinnell shares his opinions about the rhetoric of Donald Trump and the political environment we live in since his 2016 election. He talks about how Donald Trump lies and how the Republican and Democratic parties construct their interpretation of Trump’s strategies of persuasion. He also answers questions about how emotion is being used in politics today and what challenges this poses for Trump.

Detailed Summary: Introduction (0.00-01.10); How Professor Skinnell got into political and public rhetoric through Donald Trump (01.11-03.10); Yasemin asks Professor Skinnell, “What makes Trump’s lies different from other politicians and why are they so convincing?” (03.11-05.15); How Trump deals with his lies being countered during interviews (05.16-08.39); How Parrhēsia is used by Trump and Trump’s rhetoric, compared to the rhetoric of Hillary Clinton (08.40-14.28); Is there a way to draw a line between Parrhēsia and demagoguery with Trump? How Trump becomes “trustworthy” by being dependably untrustworthy (14.29-17.35); Can we understand Trump’s rhetoric more by analyzing it from his followers' point of view? How are Trump’s policies affecting the political climate of our country? (17.36-21.20); How the left is going further left and right is going further right, how emotional rhetoric is challenged by American politics, how can we solve these issues? (21.21-27.10); Conclusion (27.11-27.50).

Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Skinnell, Ryan. “What Passes for Truth in the Trump Era: Telling It Like It Isn’t. “ Faking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump (2018): 76-94. Researchgate. Web. 16 Aug. 2020.

Credits: This podcast was produced by Benjamin Pomerantz, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Ryan Skinnell, Benjamin Pomerantz, Brett Glasscock, and Yasemin Elrabaa. 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 Creative Commons 1.0 license .

General Summary: Dr. Roderick P. Hart talks about his research on Donald Trump's rhetoric: what he says and why viewers listen to his words and speeches. Several undergraduate students at UT reflect on Hart’s research by examining Professor Hart’s book “Trump and Us”.

Detailed Summary: Ryan Chandler’s introduction regarding the rhetorical analysis of Trump’s rhetoric and the work of Professor Hart in evaluating Trump’s speech. Hart introduced his book and why Trump drew him in and how many people were made to understand Trump as a bizarre creature rather than a normal person. (00.00-03.50); Ryan discusses the character of Donald Trump (03.50-05.14); Trump’s 2016 rhetorical style is further discussed (05.20-7.35); Ryan further asks questions regarding Trump and how he came across to the public in regards to the two party system and where he fit in it (7.39- 10.53); Hart discusses Trump’s less attractive qualities and how they appear to the American people especially in recent times with a pandemic (10.54-14.50); Hart further discusses Trump's rhetoric and his utilization of rhetorical tools such as parrhesia. (14.50-16.38); Hart states how people see what they want in Trump depending on their personal beliefs. Hart closes up

explaining that the people can easily tell what Trump is against due to his simple speech (16.38-23.10).

Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Hart, Roderick P. Trump and us: What he Says and why People Listen. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Credits: This podcast was produced by Nicholas Ronk, Xiangrui Pan, Juo-Lin Tsai, Jordan Ta, Raul Soldevilla and Ryan Chandler, with resources and assistance provided by the Digital Writing and Research Lab (Links to an external site.) at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Ryan and Professor Hart. 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 Creative Commons 1.0 license .

General Summary​: Professor Jen Mercieca talks about her book, ​Demagogue for President​, and the way that President Trump may be considered a demagogue while looking back at his 2016 election strategies. A UT undergraduate student conducts an interview with Professor Mercieca, asking questions about her thoughts about Trump’s presidency and her opinions on whether the demagogic tendencies have changed or remained constant throughout the past four years.

Detailed Summary:​ Introduction to Professor Mercieca, her book, and her research(00.00-03.30); Mercieca discusses her thoughts on the two sides of Trump’s appeals, one being the unification of Americans through exceptionalism and the other being the demonization of a common enemy (03.31-06.30); ​argumentum ad baculum ​in Trump’s rhetoric (06.31-10.48); the definition of a demagogue (10.49-12.00); Trump’s untruthfulness in regards to his supporters and in regards to political correctness (12.01-17.23); Trump’s ad hominem responses to criticism and his outrage causing appeals, and how to hold him accountable for those appeals (17.24-23.16); Mercieca discusses the consequences of Trump’s rhetoric and how it plays a part in political discourse (23.17-25.50); conclusion (25.51-28.03).

Scholarly Articles Informing this Production:​ Mercieca, Jen. Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump.​ ​College Station, Texas A&M University Press, 2020.

Credits:​ This podcast was produced by Mark Longaker, Ali Shirazi, and Ryan Keniston. It features the voices of Ali Shirazi and Professor Jen Mercieca. 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 a Creative Commons 1.0 license.

General Summary: An interview with Brian Ott covers the interaction between Donald Trump’s rhetoric and the format of the social media platform Twitter as discussed in his book, The Twitter Presidency. A few undergraduate students conduct the interview and provide commentary in response to Professor Ott’s insight on Trump’s use of rhetorical devices, the effect of twitter’s format on its users and how Trump’s style has grown on this platform.

Detailed Summary: The podcast begins with Megan Price inquiring about Brian Ott’s scholarly career and his book that was recently published (0:00-4:45) Then, they go on to talk about the actual tweets of Donald Trump, and Rachel goes onto ask Brian Ott about the popularity of Trump’s tweets (4:45-8:01). Megan then asks about doubling the character allowance on Twitter and its effect on Trump’s tweets, and Ott explains his thoughts on the subject (8:01-11:22). Then, Rachel, Megan, and Ott discuss the rhetorical strategy of Trump’s tweets and how he influences people to think a certain way. Ott states that impulsivity is central to our national ethos, and questions why (11:22-15:44). He goes on to speak to the use of communication technology, and the filtering of our political discourse through these technologies (printing press, television, twitter) (15:44-18:47). Megan asks about the differences between Trump’s speech and his tweets throughout the presidential campaign, and Ott talks about how simple (4th grade level) Trump’s speech is and how well that translates to tweets. (18:47-21:48). Rachel then asks about how Twitter plays a role in the upcoming election, and Ott explains the difference between Trump voters and Trump followers and how they view his tweets in regards to the upcoming election. (21:48-23:47). The last segment of the podcast is a discussion about if/how Trump’s tweets have changed between his candidacy and presidency, and Ott discusses how Trump himself changes the presidential norms in our country. (23:47-26:10).

Scholarly Book Informing this Production: Ott, Brian and Greg Dickenson. “ The Twitter Presidency: Donald J Trump and the Politics of White Rage. Routledge, 2019.

Credits: This podcast was produced by Stefi Hsia, Evelyn Voelter, Megan Price, Rachel Chan, Srivalli Karri, Phoebe Loya, with resources and assistance provided by Mark Longaker. It features the voices of Brian Ott, Megan Price, and Rachel Chan. 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 Creative Commons 1.0 license.