Episode 17: (Not So) Total Eclipse of the Arts 2024

Transcript Episode 17

What’s rhetorical about a solar eclipse? That’s what we’re discussing today as we look back on the Not So Total Eclipse event from April 28th, 2024, where students and faculty alike gathered to view a partial eclipse from the reflecting pond, with Professor Gardiakos collecting their thoughts and feelings. As we listen back on these interviews, we discuss the importance of coming together for communal events, what eclipses have meant throughout human history, and how they’ll continue to live in our hearts and minds going forward.

So join us today as we try to answer what it is about solar eclipses that captivates us.

Time Stamps

• Introduction - 00:07
• A History of Eclipses - 07:29
• First Batch of Interviews: Personal Significance - 12:47
• Michael Zmed - 13:31
• Natalie Madruga - 14:17
• No Name Given - 14:57
• Cassie - 15:22
• Muhammad - 16:10
• Sydney - 16:29
• Coming Together as a Community - 17:18
• Second Batch of Interviews: Community - 20:46
• Megan Lambert - 20:56
• Daniel Manrique - 21:45
• Name Not Given - 22:27
• Ariada - 23:51
• How People Interpret Eclipses - 25:03
• Last Batch of Interviews: A Moment in History - 31:09
• Kevin Yee - 31:12
• Rachel - 33:03
• Steve Eikenberry - 33:55
• Veronica Donoso - 34:40
• The Most Beautiful Government Document Ever Written - 36:36
• Goodbyes - 39:05

Rhetorical Concepts

· 3:35 - Kairos

· 18:18 - Writing Happens in Communities