Presenters tODAY:
Deshawn & dee  |   Eric & John

I. Greetings!

II. Reminders​ & Announcements

• Click here if you need to see your day and time for the sign-up list for the presentation. You must do your presentation with your camera on.
• Click here if you ever need another copy of the syllabus (there is a PDF and flipbook)​
• If you meet someone in the class who you think you might want to present with, you can still partner up.

• Your cameras must be on when you present. When you offer a question or comment, please turn your camera on.  
• I am also keeping the list of all participants in discussion, especially during presentations.  Take the leap and participate (with camera on) and at least tell your colleague why/how you enjoyed their presentation.

III. Today's Assignment: PROJECT #1 (4 points)

• Click here for the project overview and point-spread. Please note: If you do this project with a partner, you should have at least 7 slides instead of just 5.
• Send to professorkynard@gmail.com if the D2L link does not work or if you just prefer gmail.​

Our Zoom Sessions

• Tuesdays are workshop days
• Thursdays are panels for the Hype presentations
• Thursdays are also homework days
  
• There is a reading + writing assignment every Thursday 

11-11:15am: Come into the room, get comfortable, have something to snack on during the sessions... or... talk trash with Carmen (it's a likely occurrence), review the day's agenda

11:15am: Class starts and lateness is marked (please see syllabus for how lateness gets counted)

11:15am-12:20pm: Formal class (based on T & Th formats above)
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12:20pm: Class ends and Carmen hangs around on zoom for any brief questions or after-class chat you need

IV. RR#3: Article Jigsaw on African American Rhetoric

• Click here for the google doc​. You have until tonight at 9pm to input your information.​

hype  presentations

I will introduce each of you when it is your time to present. Then I will turn it over to you. Presenters should open by saying your names, majors/minors, and something about your interests.

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DeShawn and Dee

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“WOW THAT’S CRAZY” - WALE
by Eric Carter
​and John Miranda

• How can “wow that’s crazy” be characterized as black rhetoric?
• How does Wale contribute to African American culture?
• In which album does Wale speak against racial injustices?
• Why does Wale feel that the police are oppressive?
• Who did Wale march with when he marched to Baltimore's City Hall?

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Questions

• Why do you think this story is so centralized to the beginning of Black History Month?
• How might we see this moment as important to Black Rhetorical Study?

February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four (click here)
Happy Black History Month!

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Arielle's and Teychelle's Questions

• Is this artist afrofuturistic? And how does afrofuturism lend itself to black rhetoric?
  
• Why is braggadocio is such a common rhetorical element in rap?

Victoria's Questions

• What are some benefits of the “humanist approach” that Black Rhetors sometimes use? 
  
• ​What are some drawbacks to the “humanist approach?

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Peyton's Questions

​​In “From the African American Oral Tradition to Slam Poetry: Rhetoric and Stylistics,” by Shawnkeisha Stoudamire, Stoudamire discusses the evolution of Black rhetoric. In her paper she states, “One rhetorical feature of the African American oral tradition that can be found in modern Black vernacular is the high value placed on performance style” (Stoudamire, pg. 58). In what ways does your rhetor use a Black performance style?