COMS 202 - Rhetoric and the Public Sphere

Institution:

University of San Francisco

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Description:

Rhetoric is the art of public discourse. Through rhetoric, people shape their worlds and negotiate the conflicts that inevitably result from our shared communal life. This course focuses on the history and theory of rhetoric as an art central to public life, exploring the ways that language affects how we construct knowledge, create communities, delimit social space, promote our collective interests, and critique the laws and norms that bind us together.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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