WTNG 301 - The Rhetoric of Narrative

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Roger Williams University

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Prerequisite: Successful completion (C- or higher) of WTNG 102Fulfills the second of two University Core Curriculum requirements in theUniversity Writing ProgramFulfills a course requirement in the Writing Studies Core ConcentrationThis course explores storytelling as a rhetorical act that functionsto persuade others, build knowledge, fashion identities, and createaudiences. Students learn to use rhetorical concepts like ethos andidentification to interpret a variety of narratives - such as fables,fairy tales, and parables; white papers, constitutions, and otherclaims to political autonomy; testimony taken from war crimes trials,tribunals, and truth commissions; literacy narratives; and theirown family stories. Throughout this course of study, students haveopportunities to critically reflect upon and write about narrativesthat have shaped their own identities and/or moved them to action.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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