"we the People": Voices of Democracy
Explores how language shapes national identity, political affiliation, civic engagement, and dialogue across difference within the context of democracy.
Summary
Lectures are mid-sized, with a median of 41 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Map how the idea of democracy has shifted and evolved throughout US history.
Analyze how elected officials, public figures, and ordinary citizens use appeals to "democracy" or "democratic values" to support specific causes and social movements.
Explain how language, communication, and rhetoric shape historical and contemporary understandings of democracy.
Use rhetorical skills and reasoning to evaluate differing definitions of and opinions about democracy with civility and respect.
Create a nuanced, complex definition of democracy that accounts for modern challenges.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Explores language and how it shapes, contributes to, and/or undermines our shared understanding of national identity, political affiliation, civic engagement, civility, and dialogue across difference.
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Topics
- National identity, political affiliation, and civic engagement
- Evolution of democracy in US history
- Rhetoric and communication shaping understandings of democracy
Skills
- Rhetorical evaluation and reasoning about definitions of democracy
- Creating nuanced definitions of democracy accounting for modern challenges
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