E 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Parrhesia, Rhetorical Situation, Uptodate
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Meeting times: tue/thu 9:30am-10:45am in military sciences 115. This course, a humanities-based exploration of central principles of writing and other forms of rhetoric, attempts to address these and other vital questions in the scholarship on rhetorical theory. Intended as a core course for students in the english department"s. Writing, rhetoric and literacy concentration, this class provides an introduction to critical concepts, theories and moments in writing and rhetoric. The course considers major theorists of written language, explores competing perspectives on a variety of rhetorical issues (e. g. , ethos, pathos, power, identity, style, etc. ), and discusses various approaches to rhetorical analysis of cultural artifacts. Required essays and book chapters (available in canvas or rt) (listed in order of schedule) Richard weaver, the phaedrus and the nature of rhetoric . John poulakos, toward a sophistic definition of rhetoric . Richard vatz, the myth of the rhetorical situation . Friedrich nietzsche, on truth and lies in a non-moral sense .
