Latina/o Vernacular Rhetorics: Theoretical Possibilities and Future Directions

Session Submission Type: Panel Discussion

Abstract

Answering Ono and Sloop’s (1995) call for critical rhetoricians to theorize vernacular discourses produced by historically marginalized communities, scholars in Latina/o Communication Studies have developed a body of work in Latina/o vernacular rhetorics. At its heart, this work has been attentive to context, cultural nuance, indigenous theorizing, and the rhetorical and performative dimensions of Latina/o rhetorics. This panel brings together key scholars whose work has established and contributed to Latina/o vernacular rhetoric for a roundtable discussion.

Sub Unit

• La Raza Caucus

Chair

• Shane T. Moreman, California State University, Fresno

Presenters

• Bernadette Calafell, University of Denver

• Fernando Delgado, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

• Michelle Holling, California State University, San Marcos

• Kent Ono, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Session Organizer

• Bernadette Calafell, University of Denver