1. Review Rhetorical Discussion assignment.
Write: Unlike what we studied in ancient rhetoric, this is a subject that we are involved in. What opportunities, in terms of methods or source materials, does that present us with? (Jack)
2. Discuss key terms from readings/difficult passages
3. Discussion questions
Powell suggests that Sarah Winnemucca and her lectures were “...even more of a success in the East than they had been in San Francisco” (12). Could this be due to the “Wild West” mentality of 19th century Westward expansion? Was there a considerable variance of opinions between Westerners and Easterners in regards to Native policies? Perhaps the “East” seemed friendlier to Native peoples due to more opportunities for assimilation, and a longer history between Natives and the European-Americans? (Ethan)
Powell asserts that in regards to Native American rhetoric, survivance, and sovereignty, we should begin to rethink ourselves, our methods of teaching, our research, and our discipline in relation to a long and aborrent history of American imperialism. As we begin to rethink our approach, to what extent could this change the way we view Native American rhetoric? Should Native American rhetoric be emphasized in pedagogical instances, rather that events or other historical accounts?
In terms of peaceful coexistence, is it possible for students and scholars of rhetoric to come together as a multicultural nation-people? If we think of the history of western writing studies being akin to a sort of assimilation into Greek rhetoric, what can we learn from Native American rhetoric that will impact how we utilize our own rhetoric ethically? How might this process differ from cultural imperialism? How is it similar?