Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern

4 credits · Undergraduate

Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1. Enrollment requires instructor permission.