Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric

Episode 3: Dr. Angela Rounsaville - Director of First-Year Composition at UCF

Transcript Episode 3
Revision is an essential part of the writing process, and the first-year composition course is no exception to this rule. With freedom and flexibility in the learning environment, how can professors and students work together to reach specific learning outcomes? To answer this question, we have Dr. Angela R. Rounsaville, Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Composition at UCF, to break down first-year composition and build it into something new. 
This is an essential step in the evolution of writing studies, so join us in talking about creating and updating our Student Learning Outcomes in the First-Year Writing Program at UCF. 
Time Stamps: 
Introduction – 00:00:08
Meet Dr. Rounsaville – 00:00:46
The Writing about Writing Approach – 00:02:01
Writing Is Ubiquitous – 00:10:01
Fighting Writing Myths – 00:20:12
Brainstorming Course Outcomes – 00:27:18
Dissecting Pathways to Course Outcomes – 00:40:01
The Impact of Student Feedback – 00:43:07
Reflections and Projections – 00:55:44
Rhetorical Concepts: 
Declarative and Procedural Knowledge – 00:05:14
Deborah Brandt – 00:10:53
Discursive Resource – 00:16:50
Downs and Wardle – 00:17:44
Non-alphabetic Literacies – 00:52:48
IMRaD (or IMRD) – 01:07:58

Episode 2: IMPRINT Editors Kealani Smith & Jarrett Webster with Dr. Arellano and Dr. Kareem

Transcript Episode 2
The theme is “Voices of the Margins” and IMPRINT is providing the mic for all of those voices. From the ways COVID called attention to the under-appreciated efforts of mothers to the distinction between token diversity and actuarial practice, there is so much more to the conversation than you can even imagine. Together with editors of IMPRINT, Jarrett Webster and Kealani Smith, as well as esteemed DWR professors, Dr. Sonia Arellano and Dr. Jamila Kareem, we give a voice to these topics often left in the margins.
For more information on IMPRINT and its ideals, join us in this journey through the nuances of diversity. 
Time Stamps: 
Introduction – 00:00:07 
IMPRINT – 00:00:46
Meeting our Guests – 00:03:21
Motivations for IMPRINT – 00:08:39
Token Diversity vs. Actual Practice – 00:11:06
Invisible Labors – 00:21:36
Unacknowledged Difficulties Made Apparent – 00:24:37
Emotional Labors and Expectations – 00:28:50
IMPRINT Publication Process – 00:32:22
The Solution Oriented Approach vs. Echo Chambers – 00:35:29
What’s Next for Our Guests? – 00:41:02
Rhetorical Concepts: 
Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools” – 00:18:29
Invisible Labor  – 00:22:51
The Entrance Conversion Theory – 00:19:41
The Toulmin Argument – 00:37:19
Rogerian Style of Argumentation – 00:38:05
Eurocentric Epistemology – 00:38:07
Echo Chambers – 00:39:30

Episode 1: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler - Rhetorics and Pop Culture

Transcript Episode 1
Whether you love her or hate her, there’s no denying the impact Lady Gaga has had on pop culture. From The Monster Ball to the infamous meat dress, there is so much to discuss about the deliberate rhetorical choices Gaga has made throughout her prolific career. With us, we have Dr. Stephanie Wheeler, certified girlboss and expert on all things Gaga.
So, little monster or not, join us in this in-depth exploration into the rhetorics of pop culture. 
Time Stamps: 
Introduction - 00:00:07 
Rhetoric in Pop Culture – 00:00:46 
Why choose Lady Gaga? – 00:03:33 
Parasocial Relationships – 00:12:05 
The Meat Dress – 00:15:59 
Gaga in a Classroom Setting – 00:22:12 
Contexts Change Analysis – 00:29:09 
The Meat Dress Revisited – 00:32:41 
Formatting a Class Around Gaga – 00:33:46 
Revision and Change – 00:46:07 
Favorite Gaga? - 00:50:00 
 Rhetorical Concepts: 
Intro to Rhetoric – 00:01:26 
Plato’s Phaedrus – 00:12:52 
Cyborg Manifesto – 00:16:02 
Foucault’s Enthymemes – 00:20:46 & 00:23:55 
Burke’s Consubstantiality – 00:21:32 
The Terministic Screens – 00:31:26 
Jacques Derrida – 00:52:47 
Semiotics and Phonology – 00:52:47 
Play of Différance – 00:54:05