We will explore and apply theories of both contemporary and classical rhetoric, reading and writing as a scholar of persuasion and as a citizen actively invested in specific public issues that are circulating across news and entertainment media. We will also engage with popular culture artifacts as a way of bridging the gap between our academic and non-academic identities. This includes strong elements of comics studies, music, and movies.
How can we apply rhetoric to explore deeper meaning in the elements that we deal with in our everyday lives?
You will not need to purchase any texts for this class. Everything will be provided as PDFʻs and digital formats.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): By the end of this course, you should be able to do the following:
Demonstrate rhetorical awareness by writing in ways that are appropriate to particular purposes, contexts, and audiences.
Demonstrate ability to adapt (and create) modes of engagement and stylistic conventions to differing rhetorical purposes, contexts, and audiences.
Demonstrate understanding of the main concerns and practices of rhetoric: examining belief and negotiating across difference in order to move forward, together.