NATURE OF CRITICISM-THE PUBLIC ARTS OF COMMUNICATION

COMARTS 905

Advanced research in rhetorical theory and criticism, and in the history of public address.

COMARTS 360

An introduction to the study of rhetoric in politics and culture. Explores the interrelationship of theory, criticism, and practice. Students gain an understanding of rhetoric as a social force emerging from political and cultural contexts and as an influence on those contexts.

COMARTS 969

A review of recent and ongoing theoretical developments in rhetorical theory.

COMARTS 976

An examination of historical and/or ongoing developments in methodological and analytic approaches to rhetorical studies.

COMARTS 372

Public discourse as it affects and reflects the process of dynamic social change. Historical and contemporary instances of rhetorical processes.