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Communication and Social Change

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Whether in the form of a strike, a speech, or a sit-in, people use a wide variety of communication strategies when confronting the established social order. This course will examine the communication practices of social movements: the groups of people organized around advancing a change in public ideas and actions. We will examine major social movements such as the labor, environmental, anti-war, suffrage, racial … Read More Communication and Social Change

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Rhetoric and Technology

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The English word “technology” comes from two Greek concepts that have been central to the rhetorical tradition: techne and logos. Techne is often translated as “craft” or “art,” encompassing a broader set of principles and practices of creating objects, relationships, and meanings. Logos may be translated as “logic,” or “reasoning,” and refers to the human methods for thinking, discussing, and understanding. Aristotle wrote that … Read More Rhetoric and Technology

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Better Living Through Rhetoric

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Is it sometimes okay to use harsh language in an argument? How can I speak to someone with a completely different worldview from mine? When is the right time to bring up that tricky subject with my significant other? These are questions that the study of rhetoric can help you answer! Rhetoric focuses on the methods and values of persuasive communication; it asks how … Read More Better Living Through Rhetoric

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Technology and Society

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It can be easy to think that technology is just impersonal nuts and bolts or ones and zeroes—that it is disconnected from the “real” world of human beings. But this class will explore the ways that our technologies—from bicycles to highways to computers—are intimately connected to human dynamics and social systems. Scholars in a variety of academic fields have investigated how technologies influence society, … Read More Technology and Society

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