Republic of Sophistan

Professors and Graduate students chat about NCA 2019 and what they presented and how they feel about the conference.

I am attending the NCA convention in Baltimore and had a great first day. I reflect on communication, rhetoric, and pedagogy that came to mind after hearing today's papers.

It's been a while, but we're back. This episode features some comments made last week by the Minister of Education at Adelphi University in New York after students performed their first in-class debate assignment.

The Education Minister reflects on President Trump's immigration national address, the response by Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, and discusses what's wrong with rhetorical perspective in the United States.

At the National Communication Association convention in Salt Lake City, we had the chance to speak with Dr. Carly Woods about her new book Debating Women: Gender, Education, and Spaces for Argument, 1835-1945. It's a fascinating book that traces how women historically worked to gain access or create their own ways to practice the art of rhetoric and debating. Hear about how she researched the book, some of the amazing people who feature in the book, and what similarities debating women face today with their counterparts from the past. Available here: http://msupress.org/books/book/?id=50-1D0-44DC#.W-wkE-hKiUk