Spring 2027

Contemporary Political Discourse

Examines themes, genres, and instances of contemporary political discourse through case studies and theoretical analyses, focusing on public discussion issues.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.59 GPA, 87.8% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.60 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 78.4% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Critically examine the speech, writings, imagery, and symbolic actions that have influenced the origins and outcomes of democratic revolutions across the globe

  • Identify both recurring and distinctive elements of the speech of leaders and groups studied (including types of argument, rhetorical devices, branding, imagery, and other figurative speech)

  • Develop and demonstrate a critical, comparative perspective that will enable students to step back from, and make sense of, the different leaders, groups and forms of speech studied

  • Explain how styles and elements of speech used by leaders and groups operate differently depending on historical and political context and on their specific configurations with other elements

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.59 GPA, 87.8% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.60 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 78.4% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Themes, genres, and significant instances of contemporary political discourse.
  • Case studies and theoretical analyses of political discourse.
  • Speech, writings, imagery, and symbolic actions influencing democratic revolutions.

Skills

  • Identifying recurring and distinctive elements of political speech, including types of argument, rhetorical devices, branding, and imagery.
  • Developing and demonstrating a critical, comparative perspective on various leaders, groups, and forms of speech.
  • Explaining how speech styles and elements operate differently based on historical and political contexts.

Grades

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About this comparison

1286 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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