Introduction to Rhetoric and Communications

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course provides an introduction to the study of Rhetoric and Communications, and the role that persuasion and persuasive discourse plays in contemporary communication, culture, and society. Topics include the role of persuasion in everyday communication, the relationship between rhetoric and structures of language, and foundations in rhetorical scholarship, writing studies, and the study of communications. Other topics may include the study of rhetoric in political communication, literacy pedagogy and textuality, religion, the law, public relations, and visual rhetoric in art, film, popular culture, and advertising. Note: This course does not fulfill the University of Winnipeg's Academic Writing requirement.