GEN 12067

Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern

Stanford University · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory. Course was previously offered as CTL 177. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

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