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Fall 2023
Jan 15, 2025 |
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| COMM 324 - Rhetoric and Popular Culture |
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An exploration of the rhetorical dimensions of popular culture with the premise that rhetoric can be defined as intentional or unintentional persuasion. Students analyze how language and other symbols that are pervasive in popular music, advertising, television programming, popular novels, films, magazines, websites, and social media operate to promote ideologies and cultural values that are often contradictory to accepted societal norms. Emphasis is placed on the rational, aesthetic, and emotional appeals of popular culture artifacts. Through readings, class discussions, and course assignments, students gain an understanding of how the consumption of what is thought of as mere entertainment functions to orient individuals to a particular understanding of reality. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both this course and COMM 370 Rhetorical Tradition.
Prerequisite: COMM 250 Media/Society/Self or permission of the instructor.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture Communctn, Media, &Performance Department Course Attributes: Communication Studies (CMP), Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Non-Matriculated May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student |
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