Spotlight Session: Black Rhetoric Matters! The Routledge Reader of African American Rhetoric
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Vershawn Ashanti Young | University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada → University of Waterloo | |
| Speakers | Jeffrey McCune | Washington University, St. Louis, MO → Washington University in St. Louis | The Quare of Queer |
| Speakers | Vorris Nunley | University of California, Riverside → University of California, Riverside | Black Presence/Black Politics |
| Speakers | Donja Thomas | The Ohio State University, Columbus, and Gahanna Jefferson Schools, OH → The Ohio State University | Black Studies Matter: The Struggle for Liberation through Education |
| Speakers | Elizabeth J. West | Georgia State University, Atlanta → Georgia State University | ‘In the Name of God the Merciful’: Speaking Islam in Early African American Christian Discourse |
| Respondent | Gwendolyn Pough | Syracuse University, NY → Syracuse University |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 67 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.
Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Spotlight Session: Black Rhetoric Matters! The Routledge Reader of African American Rhetoric.” 2019 Convention Program, Pittsburgh, session A.1. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.