Rhetoric in Cultural Context

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Theories concerning the influence of socio-cultural context on expressive forms and how such forms are used to achieve social and communicative aims, ranging from cooperation to controversy. Instructors will select a cultural context with analysis of examples of written, verbal and visual rhetorics within that culture and its subcultures, illustrating the impact that expressive forms have on social life. Instructors teaching this class will choose texts, assessments and approaches that represent current scholarship and satisfy course learning objectives. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.