Rhetorical Strategies for Civic Leadership

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course is about your development as a leader in a complex civic environment where the character and even desirability of democratic governance are at stake. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Arendt and today's rhetorical criticism, you'll study how leaders inspire, persuade, deliberate, and dissent. Along the way, you will workshop your own speech acts through multiple rounds of coaching and revision, plus learn from field trips in civic settings, such as City Club Chicago.