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ENGL 292

Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

Undergraduate

Winter 2023

Topics

  • Language origins and limits
  • Language structure and thought
  • English varieties and identity
  • Classical and contemporary rhetoric
  • Metaphor
  • McLuhan and media theory
  • Digital communication
  • Ideas and power

Readings

  • Language Matters
    Donna Jo Napoli; Vera Lee-Schoenfeld · 2nd edition (2010) · required
  • The Essential Guide to Rhetoric
    William Keith; Christian Lundberg · 2nd edition (2017) · required
  • M. Jimmie Killingsworth — Appeals in Modern Rhetoric, pp. 1–10.
    unspecified
  • Brendon Larson — Metaphors for Environmental Sustainability, pp. 2–22.
    unspecified
  • Marshall McLuhan — The Agenbite of Outwit
    unspecified
Sources