RHETORIC COLLOQUIUM

COMARTS 570

Study of major theories of rhetoric from their origins in ancient Greece to Bacon, including theories of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Longinus, St. Augustine, and others.

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 610

Specialized subject matter of current interest in rhetoric and public address.