🎙️ Episode 2: “Black Visual Rhetorics, Design, and Becoming the Scholar You’re Meant to Be”

Guest: Dr. Ja’La Wourman, Assistant Professor of English, Howard University Host: Dr. Amanda Patterson Partin

✨ Episode Summary

In this vibrant conversation, Dr. Ja’La Wourman joins La Rhetórica to share her path from military life and world travel to her current role as a rising voice in Black cultural and technical communication. She reflects on the power of mentorship, the transition from graduate student to faculty, and what it means to find authenticity in academic spaces.

Dr. Wourman’s passion shines as she discusses her current reading and writing — exploring Black design, visual rhetorics, and the art of becoming.

📚 What She’s Readin ...