| Title: | US Presidential Rhetoric |
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| Course Section Number: | RHE-370-01 |
| Department: | Rhetoric |
| Description: | FACE TO FACE COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. The president of the United States has become, by many estimates, the most powerful person in the world. This course considers how such power in contemporary mediated society is connected to the president's use of rhetoric. Specifically, students will explore how contemporary presidents use rhetoric to govern, with particular attention to the relationship between presidents and the American people. The course material will include presidential rhetoric but also theoretical and rhetorical criticism essays that explore the operations of that rhetoric. This course focuses on the discourse of elected presidents who speak in an official capacity, not on election campaigns or fictional portrayals of U.S. presidents. Students should expect this to be a seminar course, meaning that our class sessions will be largely student-driven discussion from assigned material. By taking this course, students will further develop crucial skills (e.g. productively participating in discussion, critical reading, thinking, and writing) as well as cultivate a more nuanced understanding of the operations of U.S. presidential rhetoric. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 25, 2021 |
| End Date: | May 11, 2021 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/25/2021-05/03/2021 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 01:10PM - 02:00PM, Fine Arts Center, Room S206
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| Faculty: | Drury, Jeffrey |
| Requisite Courses: | Prerequisite: FRT-101 (Freshman Tutorial). |
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