| Course | Title | Distribution | Topic | Description | Instructor |
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| Course | Title | Distribution | Topic | Description | Instructor |
| ENG-R209 #8434 |
Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture |
CASE IW CASE A&H GenEd A&H |
Digital Memorials, Monuments, and Memory |
This course will explore the rhetoric of
memory, memorials, and monuments, situating them as value formations
for personal and cultural identity (and ideology). But more than just
analyzing current memorials, monuments, and the like, this course will
ask students to engage in the production of digital monuments—i.e.,
making creative and critical artifacts that engage in what Gregory L.
Ulmer calls “electrate citizenship.” To this end, students will be
exposed to multiple theoretical frames, develop varying technological
skills, and engage different rhetorical capacities in order to write
about and produce digital monuments and/or what Ulmer refers to as
"MEmorials." |
Justin Hodgson (hodgson@indiana.edu) |
| ENG-R209 #32325 |
Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture | CASE A&H GenEd A&H |
Science, Communication, and the Public | Science, Communication, and the Public asks the question “How can scientists better communicate their research and concerns to the public?” The course will cover topics related to public perceptions of science, how to present and explain research to non-expert audiences through both speaking and writing, and will explore recent public and scientific controversies such as climate change and vaccine skepticism, the ethics of biotechnology in agriculture and human genetic medicine, and others. The course is recommended for students in the natural and social sciences looking to improve their communication skills, along with students looking to enter professional, non-profit, or public policy fields that promote scientific study after graduation. | Kurt Zemlicka (kzemlick@indiana.edu) |
| ENG-R211 #11632 |
Rhetoric and Sports |
CASE A&H |
The sports industry is a financial and
cultural behemoth that regularly responds to significant ethical and
legal situations with little more than sound-bytes from public relations
executives or leading figureheads. Combine that with the limited
federal oversight into the governance and function of these
multi-billion dollar entities, the intensity of media coverage and
investigation with regards to the athlete/celebrity figure, the diverse
cultural backdrops in which athletes emerge (with issues ranging from
race to privilege, class to exploitation), and the ever-present role of
social media and self-branding, and what we are presented with is a
petri dish of rhetorical situations, ecologies, homologies, and
practices. Given this dynamic, this course will ask students to be more
than mere sports fans—asking them to critically and creatively engage
key sports issues, texts, artifacts, and moments in exploring the
intersections of sports, rhetoric, and culture. |
Justin Hodgson (hodgson@indiana.edu) | |
| ENG-R224 #8871 |
Persuasion | CASE A&H | Advocacy and Debate |
Advocacy and Debate centers on the role
of debate in public life and its applications for public advocacy and
democratic institutions. Over the course of the semester, students will
read foundational theories of the role of debate in democratic societies
and engage in multiple competitive debates against other classmates.
Recommended for students interested in pre-law, or considering entering
non-profit, public policy, or advocacy fields after graduation. |
Kurt Zemlicka (kzemlick@indiana.edu) |
| ENG-R228 #11072 |
Argumentation and Public Advocacy | CASE A&H GenEd A&H |
Argumentation techniques are powerful tools that can be used for pure self interest and consolidating power or promoting policies that help people and serve the greater good. As we learn about different kinds of rhetorical advocacy you will have the chance to develop your own sense of how you would like to use argumentation as a citizen who is concerned about the common good. You will learn specialized terms to describe how persuasion functions on the surface and deeper levels of public culture. Topics may include presidential campaign rhetoric, mythologies of the American past, how nationalist identity fosters political change, and the role of emotion in democracy. | Lora Smith (smithlo@indiana.edu) | |
| ENG-R305 #11633 |
Rhetorical Criticism |
CASE IW CASE S&H |
Learn the art of rhetoric, study a
number of approaches, and write about the kinds of artifacts that
interest you, including written and spoken discourse, films,
museums, comic books, websites, sculpture, architecture, dance and more. See: http://www.rhetoricofarchitecture.com |
Cindy Smith (cds@indiana.edu) |
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| ENG-R340 #31574 |
Rhetoric of Social Movements |
CASE IW CASE A&H |
Social movements have not always seen
changes in the law as the goal of their work. For instance, sometimes
social movements abandon efforts to change the law and simply try to
transform common beliefs and values. For some movements, however, the
law is an important site of action. This course will compare the tactics
of several movements to see how their approach to the law influences
their rhetoric. In the process, we will look at the variety of
relationships movements have with the law. For instance,
strategically breaking the law, in the form of civil disobedience, is a
long-standing tactic of social movements all over the world. Sometimes
movements use legal concepts such as rights to argue that the
protections of the law be extended to new classes of persons. Other
movements argue that the law is a tool of domination and seek to create
alternative organizational structures. We will compare these approaches
through several case studies, which may include the Civil Rights
movement in the U.S., environmentalism, Argentinian worker cooperatives,
Occupy Wall Street, and Black Lives Matter. |
Freya Thimsen (athimsen@indiana.edu) | |
| ENG-R342 #31150 |
Rhetoric and Race |
CASE IW CASE Diversity in the US |
People in America talk about race. But
also, the meaning of race is invented in and through our words. In this
course, we will follow
a generally chronological outline, with the intention of providing
historical context for contemporary racial discourse. Primarily, our
readings will focus on historical examples public address — speeches,
statements, pamphlets, and essays — through which our current ways of
talking about race in America have been formed. |
Robert Terrill (rterrill@indiana.edu) | |
| ENG-R398 #6081 |
Culture, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Place |
CASE IW CASE A&H |
What is architecture? How does it persuade? How do
the buildings people shape, in turn, shape people? Join us to explore
the ways that structures like buildings, theme parks, and housing
developments are the product of strategic communication choices, and how
those designs influence how we think and behave. See: http://www.rhetoricofarchitecture.com |
Cindy Smith (cds@indiana.edu) |
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| ENG-W270 #2672 |
Argumentative Writing |
Offers instruction and practice in writing
argumentative essays about complicated and controversial issues. Focuses
on strategies for identifying issues, assessing claims, locating
evidence, deciding on a position, and writing papers with clear
assertions and convincing arguments. Note: Requires prior completion of the English composition requirement. |
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| ENG-W321 #29990 |
Advanced Technical Writing | The purpose of this course is to give you practice writing within professional situations. You will write to a variety of audiences using a variety of common genres (including proposals and progress reports). Along the way, you will consider the ways writing functions rhetorically within situations such as the workplace by drawing upon and discussing various theories of rhetoric applicable to the study and production of professional documents. Planning and revision will feature prominently, and you will be able to take advantage of in-class workshops to get feedback on your writing. | Dana Anderson (danaande@indiana.edu) |
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| ENG-W350 #2675 |
Advanced Expository Writing | CASE IW | Schooled: Popular Representations of Learning to Write |
Advanced writing course focuses on the
interconnected activities of writing and reading, especially the kinds
of responding, analyzing, and evaluating that characterize work in many
fields in the university. Note: Requires prior completion of the English composition requirement. Note: This class is for English Majors or English Education Majors only. |
Christine Farris (crfarris@indiana.edu) |