Topic 1: Rhetoric of Science in Popular Media. Rhetorical analysis of scientific discourse and how it is represented in popular media, including news reports, magazines, and popular nonfiction.

Topic 2: Demagoguery. Examines material produced by rhetors commonly considered demagogues and assesses the scholarly discussions of these individuals. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 3: Democracy and the Media. Rhetorical analysis, with particular attention to the effects of technologies and journalistic institutions on public deliberation. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 4: Modern Rhetorical Criticism. Use of contemporary critical methods to investigate, interpret, and explain rhetorical acts and artifacts. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Modern Rhetorical Criticism) and 330E (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 5: Comparative Rhetoric. Examination of rhetorical concepts and practices in various rhetorical traditions, and how they underline the functions of rhetoric in their different historical and cultural contexts. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Comparative Rhetoric) and 330E (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 6: Nonargumentative Rhetoric in Zen. Exploration of unconventional uses of language including contradiction, negation, story, surprise, gesture, and silence are used in Zen training as resources for transformational change. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Nonargumentative Rhetoric in Zen) and 330E (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 7: Psychology of Writing and Persuasion. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 8: Pathos. Examines the persuasive power of emotion in critical thinking and prudent judgment. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Pathos) and 330E (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 9: Rhetoric and the Law. Examine legal rhetoric and how gender, race, class, ability, and nationality constitute the law and subjects before the law. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Rhetoric and the Law) and 330E (Topic 9) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 10: Peacemaking Rhetoric. Examine the nature, features, exigences, and functions of peacemaking rhetoric. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Peacemaking Rhetoric) and 330E (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 11: Film as Rhetoric. Examine films as rhetorical acts that serve a powerful function in American society. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Film as Rhetoric) and 330E (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 12: Rhetoric and Narrative. Examine features, exigences, and functions of different types of rhetorical narratives. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Rhetoric and Narrative) and 330E (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 13: Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place. Explore the use of persuasive strategies in an ancient and non-Western culture, that of the Hebrew Bible. Using rhetorical techniques, analyze three types of texts: narratives of interactions between ordinary people and God; interactions between people, God, and authorized prophets; and prayers in prose and poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 363 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 342 (Topic 57), Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 330E (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: J S 363.24, MES 342.57 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and one of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, or Tutorial Course 303C.

Topic 14: Animal Rhetorics. Examine research on the diverse rhetorical practices of nonhuman animals and its implications for rhetorical theory. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Animal Rhetorics) and 330E (Topic 14) may not both be counted Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 15: Rhetoric, Feminism, and Science. Explore the rhetorical dimensions and tensions between feminism and science, focusing on feminist and scientific inquiry, interventions, and ethics. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Rhe, Feminism, and Science) and 330E (Topic 15) may not both be counted Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 16: Disability Rhetorics. Explore the role of communication in constructing disability and challenging ableism. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Disability Rhetorics) and 330E (Topic 16) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 17: Publics and Counterpublics. Examine how the concept of the "public sphere" informs discussions of the generation, negotiation, and control of information, power, and community values. Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Publics and Counterpublics) and 330E (Topic: 17) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010