Tristan Graney

Biography

I am a PhD candidate studying rhetoric and composition, specifically cultural rhetorics. Prior to attending TCU, I completed my Bachelor of Arts at Baylor University and a Master of Arts at Northern Arizona University. I have written and presented on music rhetoric and the cultural intersections between artists and the sociocultural moments they inhabit. I am interested in understanding how music broadens itself beyond a singular listening experience—whether that produces a shared universal language, an efficient text for understanding histories, or a storytelling genre that can have far-reaching interdisciplinary possibilities. When I’m not writing about or listening to music, I enjoy watching the Lakers, playing guitar, and fishing the Trinity River.