printer friendly pagePWR 2KMA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Natural Enemies: The Rhetoric of Invasion Biology
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Study of the use of metaphors and argument in the context of invasion biology and species conservation, especially the effects those metaphors and claims have on practice and policy outcomes. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Moekle, K. (PI)
PWR 2KS: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Measure of Happiness
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. How the emerging field of happiness studies involves psychologists, economists and policy-makers in defining what happiness is and determining how society might create the conditions in which it can flourish. Exploration of how happiness studies can uncover happiness at the heart of arguments about democracy, religion, and personal lifestyles, exploring what makes people happy across cultural, social, and national contexts. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Req.html.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Savelson, K. (PI)
PWR 2NB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Fun: the Festival, the Carnival, and the Circus
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Examination of the role of carnivals and circuses in dramatizing social issues, offering political commentary, and publicly transgressing standards of everyday behavior. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Buffington, N. (PI)
PWR 2PB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Power of Political Photography
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Topics include the role of photographers and photo-journalists in helping viewers see the world differently and the political implications of fashion photography, environmental photography, music photography, and fashion photography. Traditional readings as well as archival and field research. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Req.html.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Bator, P. (PI)
PWR 2PH: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Equal Treatment: The Rhetoric of Public Health
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Study of how public health discourses influence policymaking, practitioners, and community members, how the public understands the rhetoric of public health, and how that understanding affects public and government support of health-related research. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Hanlon, P. (PI)
PWR 2RT: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Stepping Out of the Shadows: Music, Bass Guitar, and the Rhetoric of Revoluti
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Analysis of how the emergence of the electric bass in the fifties helped usher in a revolution that challenged commonplace assumptions concerning nationality, race, gender, and sexuality. Exploration of the history of the electric bass as a case study of musical revolutions, focusing on how music revolutions reflect emerging ideologies in any given culture. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Req.html.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Taylor, R. (PI)
PWR 2SB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Writing the Future: The Rhetoric of Science Fiction and Popular Science
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Analysis of science fiction and popular writing about science and technology as arguments about where we are headed, where we are, who we are, and what we value. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Brawn, S. (PI)
PWR 2SH: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Ugly American: Tourism and the Rhetoric of Power
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Analysis of the Ugly American in aesthetics and culture, in films and novels, tourist locations and business conferences, to illuminate America¿s complex role in the world. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Herndon, S. (PI)
PWR 2SL: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Got Ads: Visual Design in Print Advertising
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Introduction to the rhetorical interplay of visuals, text, and design layout in print advertising, and narrative, classificatory, and dynamic patterns in print advertisement campaigns. Culminates in design and presentation of an original ad campaign. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Courses.html.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Lee, S. (PI)
PWR 2SM: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Dirty, Pretty Things: The Rhetoric of Objects and Objectification
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Study of objects and objectification, from the relationships shared by cultures, objects, and people to how human beings have been objectified through colonialism, enslavement, sex-trafficking, and organ trade. Material objects discussed in terms of staging, collecting, design, location, inheritance, and cultural meaning. See
http://ual.stanford.edu/AP/univ_req/PWR/Req.html.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Mediratta, S. (PI)
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