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 1IYB: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Oceans of Rhetoric
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. A full course description and video can be found here:
pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1iyb For the PWR course catalog please visit
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Yamboliev, I. (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 1JPA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Learning toward the Future: Education in Changing Times
Is higher education primarily a pathway to a career, or is it designed for you to learn about yourself and how you can contribute to the world? Is it possible for higher education to achieve both of these goals?
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 consider the concept of liberal arts education and address how college should prepare students for adult life. By working with education theorists as wide-ranging as Diane Ravitch, Ken Robinson, William Deresiewicz, and Stanley Fish, we will frame the debate and set the stage for your own investigation. For course video and full description, see
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1jpa. For all
PWR 1 courses visit
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Peterson, J. (PI)
PWR 1JSA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Plants
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 refocus our attention on plants, using them as a lens to explore, research, and write about different aspects of our world. For example, we will study how new scientific ideas are communicated and accepted by studying the work of maize geneticist and Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock. We will explore Lysenkoism, the politicization of agricultural science in the Soviet Union, drawing parallels to modern day climate change science, and we will dive into the research on urban tree coverage to see how plants can be a marker for social inequality For course videos and full descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office..
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Stonaker, 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 1KR: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Trust, Rhetoric, and Writing
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 trust as an ancient and persistent rhetorical problem, which impacts how we experience, interpret, and compose information. In our own age of instantaneous global communication and an internet that never forgets, these concerns proliferate. Trust becomes an essential consideration for writers and researchers working to build knowledge at the university and beyond, not to mention a valuable commodity. For course video and full description, see
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kr. For
PWR 1 course catalog see
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Moore, K. (PI)
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