Public Advocacy and Dialogue

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the study of public communication, advocacy, and dialogue. The course examines a variety of perspectives on the nature of public communication, or rhetoric, and how it functions persuasively in society. As an introduction to the practice of advocacy, topics in this course allows students to explore functions and uses of rhetorical communication and its relation to knowledge, community, civic participation, justice, and social power in a range of communication contexts. Students consider various ways to interpret rhetoric and to use it skillfully and ethically as participants and advocates in public life. Prerequisite: CST 110 . Offered Annually.