CMJR 342 - Advanced Rhetorical Theory

5 credit hours

Study of recurrent issues in the history of rhetorical thought from the ancient Greeks to 21st century America with special attention to the relationship between conceptions of rhetorical practice and social/ cultural conditions. Exploration of the scope and nature of rhetoric in contemporary society. Students learn methods of rhetorical criticism and apply those critical approaches in class discussions and a major interpretive/analytic essay. Prerequisite: CMJR 205.