Keywords: Communication Theory, Communication Ethics, Rhetorical Theory, Contact, Touch. Ethics in Contact Rhetoric re-orients communication theory by centering touch and de-centering symbolic acts. Ethical interactions are defined as bio-relational dances arcing steps of nurture, respect, justice, and too often, violence. Centering humanity’s physical mutuality is a vital move today. This book re-balances rhetorical theory by enabling critique of embodied relational patterns. Critical case studies demonstrate contact rhetoric’s rich heuristic and diverse applications. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Digital Rhetoric, Digital Literacy, Technology, Wellness, Media Literacy. Dr. Sydney Sullivan is a Lecturer in the Rhetoric and Writing Studies department at San Diego State University. Her research focuses on integrating digital rhetoric into educational curricula to enhance student engagement and well-being. Dr. Sullivan advocates for critical media literacy as a means to empower students to navigate and contribute thoughtfully to the digital world. Her recent publication, “Rethinking Curriculums: How Critical Digital Literacy and Mandatory Composition Courses Collide,” delves into these themes and is a part of our larger conversation. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Design, Communication, Academic Conference, Technical Communication, Lubbock. SIGDOC’s mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication. The ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication provides a forum for researchers and practitioners of the design of communication, including information architecture, information design, user assistance, help, and documentation (traditional and user-contributed) as well as technology that supports and enhances communication, including blogs. Join SIGDOC here: https://sigdoc.acm.org/join/types-of-membership/. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Conference on College Composition and Communication, Baltimore, Composition, Academic Conferences, Interviews. Episode 177 of TBR Podcast features interviews and soundscapes from the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Baltimore, Maryland, from April 9-12, 2025. For more information visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and @thebigrhet across social media platforms.

Keywords: Doxa, Opinions, Digital Rhetoric, Social Media, Internet Culture. Caddie Alford is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of the book Entitled Opinions: Doxa After Digitality (2024). She is a digital rhetoric expert who researches emergent forms of persuasion, sociality, and the changing state of information vis-à-vis social media platforms and technological developments and ideologies. Some of her work has appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Speech; Rhetoric Review; and Enculturation. She served as the book review editor for the journal Enculturation for three years. She is currently co-editing a rhetorical studies collection on “post-truth” rhetorics. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Democracy, Activism, Community Partnerships, DEI, Higher Education. Félix Maradiaga is an academic, political activist, and former presidential candidate from Nicaragua. His numerous accolades include various academic appointments, government positions, founding co-director of the ⁠Civil Society Leadership Institute⁠, and a nomination for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Steve Parks is a Professor in the Writing and Rhetoric Program, Department of English, University of Virginia. He is the founder of the University of Virginia’s Democratic Futures Project. His new book is, “‘The Wrong Side of Privilege.’ Advocacy, Community, and Politics: The Collected Essays of Stephen J. Parks, 2000-2020”. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Composition Studies, Community Writing, Student Activism, Leadership, Pedagogy. Charles McMartin is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Composition at Utah State University Tooele (pronounced Too-will-ah). He earned his PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona. His research focuses on culturally sustaining pedagogies, community writing, student activism, and NextGen faculty leadership. His work has been published in College English, Rhetoric Review, Composition Studies, Reflections, and Peitho. His forthcoming coedited collection is titled Next-Gen Perspectives on Leadership: Coalitional Strategies for Launching Careers, Building Networks, and Engaging with Systemic Inequities (USU Press). Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Digital Rhetorics, Infrastructure, Digital Writing, Sensory Rhetorics, Pedagogy. Hannah Hopkins is a PhD Candidate in Rhetoric & Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research engages the material infrastructures of digital writing, extending from the personal device to the vast landscapes of server farms and data centers that support and circulate digital texts. Her work offers that rhetoric’s multimodal, more-than-visual sensing practices help us attune to the fundamental extractivist logics of all writing and the ethical and pedagogical dilemmas that result. Hannah’s research and reviews are published in Technical Communication Quarterly, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Communication Design Quarterly, and elsewhere. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Indigenous Rhetorics, Feminist Rhetorics, Digital Rhetorics, Identity, Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Cindy Tekobbe is assistant professor of critical feminist science and technology at the University of Illinois Chicago, where she is co-appointed in Gender and Women’s Studies and Communication. She is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a feminist media scholar, and her interdisciplinary research includes feminist, digital, environmental, and Indigenous rhetorics; media and communication studies; and social justice. She serves as a co-chair of the American Indian Caucus for the National Council of Teachers of English and the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and her work appears in several academic publications. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Queer Community Literacies, Prison/Police Abolition Movements, Writing Program Administration, Graduate School, University of Montevallo. Erin is a PhD Candidate in English (Language, Writing, and Rhetoric track) at the University of Maryland. She is a graduate of the University of Montevallo and holds a BA in English literature. Working primarily in rhetoric and composition, she specializes in literacy studies, writing program/center administration, community-engaged writing, and composition theory. Erin’s research examines Black queer community literacies and writing in prison/police abolition movements. She currently serves as an administrative fellow for the Academic Writing Program and a writing fellow for the Center for Writing & Oral Communication. She has been published in Writers: Craft & Context, Community Literacy Journal, and The Peer Review Journal. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Sensitive Rhetorics, Academic Freedom, Rhetorical Theory, Campus Activism, Rhetoric. University of Pittsburgh Press Discount Code 29GERDES for Sensitive Rhetorics active until 12/18/24. Kendall Gerdes is associate professor of writing and rhetoric studies at the University of Utah. Kendall is coeditor of Reinventing (with) Theory in Rhetoric and Writing Studies and a lifetime member of the Rhetoric Society of America. Kendall is also the president of her university's AAUP chapter and a member of the U's Queer Alliance for Faculty and Staff. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Digital Rhetorics, Sound, Methods, Community Literacy, Digital Humanities. Trent Wintermeier is a PhD student in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests broadly include sound, digital rhetorics and digital humanities methods, and community literacy. Currently, he’s an Assistant Director for the Digital Writing and Research Lab, and he’s a Presentations Coordinator for UT Austin’s University Writing Center. Besides his research on the hum phenomenon, which has been published by Sounding Out!, he’s working on projects concerning the sound of data center cooling equipment and building DIY radio receivers with found objects. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Computers and Writing, Digital Rhetoric, Writing Studies, University of Georgia, Athens. The 2025 Computers and Writing Conference Organizers include Elizabeth Davis, Lindsey Harding, and Nate Kreuter from the University of Georgia. Elizabeth Davis (M.A., NYU; Ph.D., Alabama) is the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Writing Certificate Program and teaches writing courses in the Department of English. Lindsey Harding is the Director of the Writing Intensive Program. Nate Kreuter is an Associate Professor and Director of First Year Writing Program. For more information on TBR Podcast visit thebigrhetorical.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

Keywords: Politics, Rhetorics, Democracy, Culture, US Presidential Election. This episode of The Big Rhetorical Podcast was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. Dr. Lisa M. Corrigan is a Professor of Communication and Director of the Gender Studies Program at the University of Arkansas where she researches and teaches about civil rights, social movements and democracy. She’s the award-winning author of ⁠Prison Power: How Prison Politics Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation⁠ and ⁠Black Feelings: Race and Affect in the Long Sixties⁠. She also edited the 2022 book, #MeToo: A Rhetorical Zeitgeist and is currently a contributor to The Nation magazine. For more information visit ⁠www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com⁠.

This episode of Everyone's Writing With AI (Except Me!) was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.

This episode of TC Talk was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.

This episode of Live Theory was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.

This episode of The Writer's Edge was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.

This episode of Defend, Publish, & Lead was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.

This episode of Writing Remix Podcast was produced as part of the 2024 TBR Podcast Carnival, "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, & Civility." New podcasts are released each day October 28-31, 2024. For more information visit www.thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.