ENGH248
Beyond Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: Histories and Theories of Rhetoric
English
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
ENGH
Course Number
248
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMME: Major-Media and Comms Elective, ENCW: Major-Engl:CreativeWr Elective, MECW: Major-English:CreativeWriting, MENL: Major-English:Literature, MEWC: Major-English:Writing/Comms, MMED: Major-Media and Communications, NECW: Minor-English:CreativeWriting, ENEW: Minor-Engl:Writ/Comms Elective, ENME: Minor-Media and Comms Elective, ENMS: Minor-Medieval Study Elective, NEWC: Minor-English:Writing/Comms, NMED: Minor-Media and Communications, NMES: Minor-Medieval Studies
Course Short Title
Histories/Theories of Rhetoric
Course Long Title
Beyond Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: Histories and Theories of Rhetoric
Course Description
Introduces students to rhetoric as a concept through surveying and comparing various historical frameworks and theoretical approaches. Topics may include the disputed definitions of rhetoric, specific historical figures and flashpoints key to rhetoric's development, evolving theories of the rhetorical situation, and the ancient links between rhetorical studies and civic life. May also present opportunities to consider rhetoric’s relation to politics, education, technology, law, and cultural identity.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Equivalent Course(s)
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