Describe the ‘rhetorical situation’ of the WPA narratives discussed in the slate article (e.g. define who the rhetor, audience, text, and context for these narratives are.

Read/Listen:-“Is the Greatest Collection of Slave Narratives tainted by racism?” (Links to an external site.) -Alice Walker, In Search of our Mother’s Gardens Preview the document -“Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad is a literal train to freedom” Discussions: 1. Describe the ‘rhetorical situation’ of the WPA narratives discussed in the slate article (e.g. define who the rhetor, audience, text, and context for these narratives are. You may consider if there is more than one, depending on who was doing the interviewing!). What does this reveal about the value of considering the rhetorical situation? What does it reveal about how we should “read” (or watch, in the case of the documentary) the narratives? NOTE- if you’re confused by the term ‘rhetorical situation’ return to your Week 2 AGWR reading, and my lecture on it! 2. What stood out to you in Colson Whitehead’s Fresh Air interview? What surprised you about him? Are there moments in the interview that we can use to guide us as readers of his novel trying to determine its meaning? If so, describe them. 3. How does Alice Walker complicate our society’s understanding of art in “In Search of Our Mother’s Garden”? How can we relate her ideas about art, feminism, and generational relationships to what we’ve read so far in The Underground Railroad?