Course details

Name: ENGL - 280

Title: SURVEY IN RHETORICAL THEORY

Section: 01

Semester: Spring - 2016

Credits: 3

Description:
In this class we will learn with the masters and the moderns, studying the lofty work of Plato alongside tweets and listicles. You will sharpen your writing skills using techniques from rhetoric’s 2,000 year history, and we'll discuss the ways in which language not only describes, but constructs, the world we live in.

The readings and discussions balance theory and practice: we will consider the rhetorics of the current presidential election, social media, journalism, and everyday speech, and we'll study and use the ideas of modern (i.e. Judith Butler, Michel Foucault) as well as ancient (i.e. Plato, Cicero) rhetorical thinkers.

Schedule: Monday From 2:30 pm To 5:00 pm

Graduation requirements:

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• Ethnic Studies (3b)

Teaching Faculty: ()

Is course canceled: No