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Title: Political Campaign Comm
Course Section Number: RHE-270-01F
Department: Rhetoric
Description: HYBRID COURSE What sorts of rhetoric occurs during political campaigns? What rhetorical strategies do candidates use to build support, connect with diverse audiences, address concerns, recover from gaffes (or not), and attack their opponents? How do political campaigns adapt to new rhetorical opportunities in social media use while maintaining campaign traditions, like advertising and debates? How do we evaluate success, effects, and ethics in the rhetoric of elections? In this course we'll study these questions and more, drawing on the discourse of elections past and present across speeches, debates, advertisements, websites, and social media.
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: August 12, 2020
End Date: November 24, 2020
Meeting Information:
09/02/2020-11/23/2020 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 01:10PM - 02:00PM, Fine Arts Center, Room S206
Faculty: Mehltretter, Sara

Course Status & Cross-Listings

Cross-list Group Capacity: 21
Cross-list Group Student Count: 19
Calculated Course Status: OPEN
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