🎙️ Podcast Notes — Episode 1: Navigating the Academy with Dr. Codi Renée Blackmon

Episode Summary: In this debut episode of La Rhetorica, Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin (Anie) sits down with Dr. Codi Renée Blackmon to talk about what it really means to survive and thrive in academic spaces as a woman of color. Together they unpack microaggressions, invisible labor, mentorship, and the beauty of finding community in a field that wasn’t built with us in mind. This is a conversation about care, courage, and the power of showing up.

🌱 Key Topics:

• The invisible labor and “emotional tax” of women of color in academia
• Mentorship that heals, not just advises
• Navigating microaggressions and gaslighting in graduate programs
• The labor of belonging and t ...