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PWR 1CN: Writing & Rhetoric 1: You Have My Undivided Attention...: The Rhetoric of Attention

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course explores the rhetoric of attention, focus, distraction, perceptual overwhelm and burnout. For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1cn. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1

PWR 1EH: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetoric of Resistance: Analyzing Narratives For and Against

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course focuses on resistance, and we'll look at texts and movements. We'll ask, what narratives, knowledges, or ideologies do you resist and why? A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1eh For the PWR course catalog with descriptions and videos please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Hille, E. (PI)

PWR 1HT: Writing & Rhetoric 1: What Are You, Anyway? The Rhetorics of Ethnic and Racial Identity

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class takes as its theme ideas about identity and how that centers to a great degree on ethnicity and race. These concepts, often considered equal, are tied to social narratives that influence all our lives. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ht For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Jernigan, H. (PI)

PWR 1JI: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Let's Get Radical: Rewriting Our Shared Systems

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this course we'll look at all sorts of systems and ask who decides how systems are structured, which values drive systemic goals and who benefits the most (or least) from these systems. For a full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ji. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Schepmann, J. (PI)

PWR 1JJA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Language on the Move: Linguistic Diversity and Language Change

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this course we will explore what language varieties, dialects, accents shape our social identities and inclusion and exclusion to groups and access to opportunitites. For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1jja. For all PWR 1 courses go to https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Johnson, J. (PI)

PWR 1JU: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Our House: Rhetoric of Community

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course focuses on the concept of community. What is community? Who belongs? Why? How do the communities we belong to inform our thinking, guide our behavior, and define our identities? A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ju For the PWR course catalog with descriptions and videos please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Schulte, J. (PI)

PWR 1KAA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Forward Momentum: Writing About Movement(s)

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. Humans are constantly evolving our physical world and ourselves. But how far can we go? And what stops us from going further? In this class, we will study the rhetoric of movement--and write and research about movement across contexts. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kaa For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Rothschild, K. (PI)

PWR 1KDA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Digital Stories: Great Reads, Podcasts, and Instagram

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this class we will analyze the rhetoric of multi-modal work to see how content providers are mixing print, visual, and audio to tell more engaging stories. We will consider how writers' multi-modal choices in digital genres impact the stories they tell, the thinking on their subject matter, and the audiences they intend. For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kda For PWR 1 course catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; DiPirro, K. (PI)

PWR 1OS: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Freedom and Unfreedom

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course takes as its theme freedom and how its ideology is relative. Course description is here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1os For PWR 1  course videos and full descriptions, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Shayduk-Immerman, O. (PI)

PWR 1PT: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Who Speaks for the Past: The Rhetoric of Public Memory

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. Public memory (markers and celebrations of history in public venues) has been expanded and revised to be more inclusive, democratic, and accurate. In this course we discuss many forms of public memory that contribute to narratives about the past. We'll consider arguments for and against rewriting public history. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1pt For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Tokofsky, P. (PI)

PWR 1RE: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetorics of Meritocracy and Deservedness in an Unequal Society

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course takes as its theme meritocracy and will consider questions surrounding "deservedness." Course description is here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1re For PWR 1  course videos and full descriptions, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Reist, S. (PI)

PWR 1SBB: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Robots and Artificial Intelligence

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course takes as its theme robots and AI. What is the impact of automation on particular kinds of work, including writing? What will human beings do with themselves when machines do more of the work? How will the introduction of increasingly satisfying robot or AI companions alter how we relate to each other in a variety of settings? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1sbb For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Brawn, S. (PI)

PWR 1SO: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Place, Space, and Identity

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course takes as it theme space and what it reveals about ourselves. If your special place was lost what would you give up to have it back? For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1so For course videos and descriptions of all PWR 1s, visit the PWR 1 Courses website https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Sokei, L. (PI)

PWR 1TD: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Anatomy of a Discipline: Rhetorics of Health, Illness, and Medicine

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course focuses on the discipline of medicine. We¿ll ask questions like: Can a diagnosis have an argument? Is disease a story we tell ourselves? Does the language of medicine influence experiences of health and illness? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1td For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors: ; Diener, T. (PI)

PWR 1WS: PWR 1 Studio

The PWR 1 Studio is designed for multilingual and/or international student writers and is taken concurrently with PWR 1. The Writing Studio provides students an opportunity to work with other multilingual students and an instructor with a background in second language writing to develop writing habits and strategies to support their work in PWR 1 and other communication contexts. Please see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-studio for more information. Prerequisite: Application. Co-requisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1

PWR 1WW: PWR 1 Workshop

The PWR 1 Workshop is taken concurrently with PWR 1 or other first-year writing course (i.e. ESF, ITALIC 95W). The Workshop provides students an opportunity to work with other students and a PWR lecturer to further develop effective writing practices and strategies to support other communication contexts. Please see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1workshop for more information. Prerequisite: Application. Co-requisite: First-year writing course.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1

PWR 2AG: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Film Criticism

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course we'll analyze specific films and touch on a range of important frameworks, including genre studies, feminist film theory, and documentary ethics. For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ag For the PWR 2 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Greenhough, A. (PI)

PWR 2AH: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Ethnic Narratives and the Rhetoric of American Identity

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This class takes as its theme how race and ethnicity in America have become subjects of personal negotiations and public perception. The readings will address various topics such as biracial and bicultural identity, acculturation, stereotyping and self-image. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ah For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win, Sum | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Heredia, A. (PI)

PWR 2CA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Social Media, Community, and Communication: Networked Rhetoric

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This class takes as its theme the rhetoric of online communities and will look at digital networks and how they push the boundaries of social interaction.  For full course description and video go to https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ca and for all PWR 2 courses see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Alfano, C. (PI)

PWR 2CWC: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rise of the Guru: Rhetorics of Genius and the Gurification of the Internet

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this class we explore some of the internet's most influential gurus and unpack the ultimate rhetorical question - what makes someone persuasive? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2cwc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Wright, C. (PI)

PWR 2EE: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Once Upon a Cause: Producing Picture Books for Local Children

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course asks why did we want to hear and see and read our favorite picture books again and again? What was the secret to their magic? In this course you'll not only analyze that "magic" and do research on this topic, but will also collaborate closely with a group of classmates to create an original, compelling, and educationally appropriate picture book for second-graders. For video and full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ee For all PWR2s visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Ellis, E. (PI)

PWR 2EI: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Knock Off: Rhetorics of Copying, Memeing, Modding and Piracy

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This class takes as its theme traditions, practices, and artifacts that call the premises of originality into question and that playfully unsettle the state and corporate narratives of cultural ownership that sustain them. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ei For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Pei, E. (PI)

PWR 2EPD: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Trekkers, Trampers, and Travelers: Storytelling On The World's Trails

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2epd For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Polk, E. (PI)

PWR 2HK: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Think Global: The Rhetoric of Global Citizenship

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This class takes as its theme global citizenry. But what does it mean to be a global citizen? What vision of the world and ethical frameworks are invoked when claiming this sort of cosmopolitan identity? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2hk For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Kantor, H. (PI)

PWR 2IY: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Many Faces of Sherlock: Race, Gender, Power, and the Rhetoric of the Detective

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme detective fiction and how it has expanded with empowering results to genders, ethnicities, and social backgrounds considering, for example, the Botswanan women sleuths of <i>The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency</i>, the hoodie-wearing, super strong <i>Luke Cage</i>, and Japanese manga's Detective Conan. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2iy For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Yamboliev, I. (PI)

PWR 2JPB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Curated Reality: Writing about the Influence of Media

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This class takes as its theme curated media platforms. Who gets "published" and why? We will investigate how media bring voices and ideas to their audiences: how Ted Talk organizers decide what ideas are important, how podcasts distribute what we hear, and how museum curators control what art we remember. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2jpb For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Peterson, J. (PI)

PWR 2JS: Writing & Rhetoric 2: In Science We Trust

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course we will explore the complex societal, political, and rhetorical factors that influence how scientific ideas spread and gain acceptance among the general public. In particular, we will focus on science communication, studying how complex information is communicated to different audiences and putting those strategies into practice as you communicate results from your own research project. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2js. For PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Stonaker, J. (PI)

PWR 2KR: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Propaganda and Rhetoric

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme the relation between propaganda and truth. We'll study and practice the effective, ethical delivery of argument - including the role of propaganda in argument - as a vital rhetorical skill. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2kr For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Moore, K. (PI)

PWR 2KSB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Design Thinking: Bringing d.thinking to Research, Writing & Presentation

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme design thinking and design studies There is no area of contemporary life where design is not a significant factor in shaping human experience. We will read works about play and creativity, the process of design thinking, and the ethics of design. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ksb For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Savelson, K. (PI)

PWR 2MGD: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Silicon Valley and the Future of Work: Rhetoric of Labor and Tech

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme Silicon Valley, an engine that promises/threatens to disrupt the way that national and global economies are organized. Does this point to a coming utopia? To a dystopia? Works from technologists, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, historians, activists and more will help answer these questions. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2mgd For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Gardiner, M. (PI)

PWR 2NC: Writing & Rhetoric 2: California Dreaming: The Golden State's Rhetorical Appeals

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this class, we will consider the stories immigrants, artists, journalists, ad men, and scientists have told about the land we now call California--analyzing the ways their rhetoric shapes our understanding of the state and its residents. Together, we will read about the Santa Ana Winds, Silicon Valley's promises of disruption, and Golden Age Hollywood. For a full course description see pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2nc. For all PWR courses see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Cannon, N. (PI)

PWR 2NF: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Language Gone Viral: Investigating the Rhet. of Social Media and Digital Comm.

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course, we will investigate changes in digital language use. This course also examines the extent to which our daily lives have become deeply dependent on our usage of personal electronic devices for online communication. Is our attachment to technology truly limiting the quality of our conversations? Or could such interactions provide a means for introverts to better interact with others? For video and full description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2nf For all PWR2s see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Fahim, N. (PI)

PWR 2RW: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Not Part but Whole: Writing Mixed Race Identity

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course explores public debates about mixed race identity and asks what it means to be mixed race and how how do words, stories and discourses construct this identity? For a full course description see pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2rw. For all PWR courses see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Wolfson, R. (PI)

PWR 2SNA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Bodies

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course will consider how rhetoric shapes our physical, embodied realities. What significance does the physical, material body have in a world of virtual reality and genetic cloning? How does communication about bodies forge cultural consensus about what types of bodies are normative? How are bodies politicized? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sna For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Hervey, S. (PI)

PWR 2SPB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Hope, Health, and Healing: The Rhetoric of Medicine

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. Illness and healing are complex matters of language, mind, body, soul, and community. In this course, we will investigate how and why medicine is a communication as well as a scientific challenge. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2spb. For PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: ; Pittock, S. (PI)

PWR 6LSP: PWR 6 Leland Scholars Program: Exploring Your Voice in Academic Writing

Our work together in this course is focused on providing an introduction to critical reading, rhetorical thinking, academic writing, college-level research, crafting and presenting well-reasoned arguments and designing an ePortfolio. Through class discussions, readings, writing assignments, and collaborative research project, we will consider: What does it mean to write effectively? How can we best persuade others in the different situations that we encounter each day? How can we argue convincingly about ideas that truly matter to us, whether in the classroom, with friends, or in broader social contexts?
Terms: Aut | Units: 1

PWR 91CW: Intermediate Writing: Seeing is Believing: The Power of Persuasive Data Stories

In this course, students will study and practice principles of data visualization informed by fields like rhetorical theory, statistics, and cognitive science, using these principles to critically read, redesign, and create charts, maps, and other datastories more effectively. For full course description and video visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr91cw
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: ; Wright, C. (PI)

PWR 91NSC: Intermediate Writing: Introduction to Science Communication

With the growing impact of science and technology on our society, the need for communicating that science well has never been greater. But what is effective science communication? Is it ever ok to use jargon? Is it ok to say "I" in my research report? How do I communicate complex topics in simple, but accurate, ways? In this course, we will explore the variety of formats that science communication can take--from technical research papers on particle physics to children's books about genetics. We will explore how different audiences shape the way science is communicated, and we will develop a set of best practices for effective science communication. Students will then apply these strategies in their own science communication projects. Prerequisite: PWR 2 or its equivalent. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-nsc
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4

PWR 91RW: Ethnofuturist Rhetorics: Imagining the Future of Race (CSRE 91RW)

In this project-based course, we will explore ethnofuturism, a rhetorical movement to imagine the future of race relations in our society. We will engage with and analyze various narrative forms (such as films, stories, comics, virtual reality projects, and science writing) produced by authors, artists, and creatives like W. E. B. Du Bois, Derrick Bell, Octavia Butler, Ken Liu, Bao Phi, Wenuri Kahiu, Lisa Jackson, Grace Dillon, Marjorie Liu, and Sana Takeda. Our goal will be to explore how these narratives envision the future consequences of existing racial systems and imagine alternative possibilities for societal race relations. For a full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-91rw-ethnofuturist-rhetorics-imagining-future-race
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-EDP
Instructors: ; Wolfson, R. (PI)

PWR 99A: Portfolio Preparation I

A 1-unit course introducing ePortfolios and folio thinking for students in either the Notation in Science Communication (NSC) or the Notation in Cultural Rhetorics (NCR). The course will assist students in designing a rhetorical ePortfolio and in selecting and reflecting on a diverse range of texts that represent student learning in science communication or cultural rhetorics. This is the first of a two-part ePortfolio requirement for the NSC/NCR. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-nsc or https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-ncr
Terms: Aut | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Polk, E. (PI)
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