PWR 1A:
Introduction to Writing at Stanford: Rhetorics of Popular Culture
PWR1A classes are small, workshop-style meetings that encourage extensive interaction between students and instructors. The course asks, what does popular culture say about the larger culture and uses questions about popular culture - music, movies, sports - for writing and researching. How do video games teach engineering and physics? How do detective and courtroom dramas lead to discussions about DNA analysis? We look at pop culture as cultural critics, using ideas about technology, society, and economics to analyze human behavior. We will study theories about media to research how everyday artifacts are both trashy and poignant signs of our culture. We will write an analytical essay about cultural commentary, learn about library research to explore topics of your choice, and share our research. We will work together as a group to practice collaboration and project-based learning. Enrollment is intended for varsity student-athletes. PWR1A does not meet the Stanford first-year writing requirement.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
PWR 1AB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Podcasts to Broadcasts: The Rhetoric of Radio
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2018
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1ABA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Beyond! The Rhetoric of Space Exploration
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 space exploration and our role in the universe. Despite centuries of turning our gaze toward space, are we inescapably bound to the fate of our own planet? Does space exploration enact a type of global manifest destiny? How does NASA inspire the support of its missions, and how do domestic concerns pull us back to Earth? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1aba For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1AG:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Animals
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 our interactions with and feelings about animals which can be influenced by cultural practices, religious beliefs, media representations, national and international laws, and philosophical concepts. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ag For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2021
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1AH:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of American Multicultural Experience
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 social acceptance, focusing on the exploration of multicultural experience and cultural assimilation. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ah For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1BH:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: A Seat at the Table-Rhetorics of Belonging
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 the symbolism of pulling up a chair to a table to represent a sense of belonging and inclusion. What happens when you get a seat that you've pursued for a long time? This course asks you to engage with feelings of inclusion/exclusion by drawing from your own experiences. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1bh For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1BRA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Growing Up Millennial: The Rhetoric of Coming of Age
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1.
Last offered: Winter 2016
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1BRB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: In Another's Shoes: The Rhetoric of Empathy
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class explores how empathy works as a subject of research and as a force that informs the rhetorical situation of conveying that research to others. How do our feelings about an argument affect our reaction? And how can communicators use empathy effectively and responsibly? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1brb For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1CA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Gaming
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 the rhetoric that underlies gaming culture and how the games we play help define our cultural identity and the way we approach lived experience. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ca For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2021
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1CK:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Investigating the News: Journalism, Technology & the Future
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 the debate about how newspapers matter in our daily lives, shape our communities, encourage public accountability, and respond to technological change. For course video and full description, seehttps://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ck. For all PWR 1s see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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 1CNA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Against the Machine? Exploring Anti-tech Rhetoric
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 draw from thinkers, writers, activists, and movements that span many disciplines and regions, including the original 19th century textile workers who claimed the name Luddites as they organized resistance to automated systems in the factories where they worked. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1cna For the PWR 1 course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1CW:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Sporting Rhetoric: How We Talk About Sport and Why It Matters
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 how sport is changing society and will consider how we often fail to critically engage sport as one of the central cultural literacies of our time. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1cw For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1D:
Writing Academic Arguments: The Art of the Essay
Offered only to high school students enrolled in Summer Sessions. How can you write college-level essays that hook readers and sustain their interest over the course of a well-researched argument? In this course you'll learn how to craft good research questions, conduct ethical scholarly research, engage counterarguments, and write and revise academic essays. You will write a rhetorical analysis of a work that interests you, such as an essay, film, song, painting, etc. and develop a persuasive, research-based essay exploring a topic you feel passionate about. Does not meet the Stanford first-year writing requirement.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
PWR 1DB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Collective Memory
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 memory and the version of the past presented by speakers, writers, filmmakers and journalists. For course videos and full descriptions, visit the PWR website. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1EB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Changing the Story
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 the question of who gets to the "the" story. Full course description can be found here https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1eb For course videos and full descriptions of PWR 1 courses see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1EE:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Prowling Toward Certainty: Exploration as Argument
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 ambivalence and how it often seems like a personal shortcoming that must be remedied with certainty. But what advantages can be found in the deep, risky waters of uncertainty? Can ambivalent texts move and persuade us? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ee For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
| 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
PWR 1EI:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Watch Now: Rhetorics of Film and Television
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 how through the intentional use of stories, images, sound and language, our film and television industries shape and reflect back to us the impressions that we come to have of ourselves, our societies and our universe. For full course description and video see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ei. For PWR 1 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1EP:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Global Development and Social Change
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 international development projects which have marked every sector of global society. We will unpack and interrogate the numerous discourses around international "development" as a strategy for achieving social change and look at how culture, history, politics, and economics have informed development's connections to capitalism, modernity, and most recently, globalization. For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ep For the PWR 1 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2021
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1ES:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Writing to Change Our Worlds (and Ourselves)
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course will look at examples of young people who use critical digital literacy tools as writers, technologists, engineers, and activists to create change. Practices from these change-makers will be distilled and applied to our own efforts and lives. Visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1es for a full course description. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1GMC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Dancing about Architecture: Or Finding Words for the Wordless
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2017
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1GMD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: A History of Innocence: Stories We Tell About America
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course looks at several stories in American history, examining how and why and what these stories put forward for evidence. Texts will span a range of genres and topics including: essays and documentaries on race in America, journalism on ¿leftist paranoia,¿ and feminist perspectives on genius and power. Forfull course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1gmd. For all PWR 1 course videos and descriptions, visit the PWR 1 catalog https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1HF:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: From Ghost Bikes to the Googleplex: Digital Rhetoric and Social Action
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 what makes social change 'work' in networked environments (that is, pretty much everywhere). For course videos and full descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1HK:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Food Values: The Rhetoric of What and How We Eat
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 how food and food practices are tied to our social identities, including gender, race, class, and cultural backgrounds. For a full description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1hk. For the PWR 1 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1HO:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Money and Happiness
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 the connection between money and happiness by reading a variety of sources from academic articles to online musings and exploring how culture shapes the way we think about money and contrasting definitions of happiness. A course description can be found here https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ho For the PWR 1 course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1HZ:
Introduction to College Writing
What are the strategies and practices that can help you become a successful writer, no matter what your area of study? In this class, students will develop critical reading, writing, and research skills, with a special attention to college application practices, strong argumentation, rhetorical awareness, and introductory research skills. The sections are small, encouraging extensive interaction between students and instructors. Class activities will primarily be in the form of discussions, peer work, and small group activities; in addition, students will have periodic one-to-one meetings with instructors for individualized learning. This class does not meet the Stanford first-year writing requirement.
Last offered: Summer 2019
| Units: 3
PWR 1IY:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Travel and Tourism
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1.
Last offered: Winter 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1IYA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Art and Science of Gender and its Bending
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, you will explore the ways thinkers from both the arts and the sciences have expressed, conceptualized, and argued for what gender is (and can be). You¿ll learn how to recognize the choices and stakes embodied in writings by geneticists and psychologists, stories about real-life gender benders, and Nature documentaries that trace gender-bending in the non-human world. For full course description and video see, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1iy. For the PWR 1 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1JE:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Exploring Voices: Race, Language, and Society
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. For course videos and full descriptions, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1JEA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Call and Response: The Rhetoric of Critical Engagement
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course looks at call-and-response which embodies a direct expression of the way we engage with communities and societies across the world. We'll use call-and-response, derived from traditions of African music, as a framework for thinking about how we produce and make meaning in response to societal phenomena. For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1jea. For PWR 1 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1JJ:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Language and Thought
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2018
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1JP:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Consumer Culture
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. Students explore what consumerism says about the larger culture and the segmented groups within it, analyzing popular and scholarly texts as well as current trends in pop culture, to research how the activities of consumerism shape culture. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html
Last offered: Winter 2011
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1JS:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Beyond DNA: The Omics Revolution
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Spring 2015
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
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
PWR 1KA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Innovation: Transformations and Missed Opportunities
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 invention, transformations and missed opportunities through the lens of social, financial, and political pressures. Who has the capability to bring a new idea to the public? Who has been silenced? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ka For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1KD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Feature Article: Writing and Change
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 how various feature article writers argue the issues of soaring energy and food prices, serious market volatility, climate change, an ongoing war in the Middle East, and how terms like "crisis" or "change" impact the discussion. For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kd For PWR 1 course catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1KH:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Race, Inequality, Language, and Education
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 race, inequality, language and education. Full course description here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kh For all PWR 1 course videos and full descriptions, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1KMC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Staying Cool on a Hot Planet: Environmental Rhetoric for a Changing World
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1.
Last offered: Autumn 2015
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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, seehttps://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
PWR 1KS:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Imagining Others: 21st Century Cosmopolitanism
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. Exploration of cosmopolitanism, questions related to globalization, nationalism, citizenship, cultural values, aesthetics, and identity. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Winter 2010
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1KSB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Health, Innovation, and Communication
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 engage with the dynamic health sector in all its complexity, and seek to understand the matters that are underdebate, and the movements that are gaining momentum. Beginning with the premise that "health" needs to be defined and studied in context--health is not a universal concept, and it means different things to different people--we will enter the conversation, as students, critics, and scholars. For a full description and video visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ksb. For PWR 1 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1KSC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Health, Well-Being and the Arts
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 engage with dynamic "health" questions in all their complexity, and seek to understand the matters that are under debate, and the ways these discussions emerge in the arts. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ksc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1KT:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Emperor's New Clothes: The Rhetoric of Modern Mythology
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1.
Last offered: Winter 2018
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1KTA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: "That's Entertainment!" The Rhetoric of Hollywood's Inequities
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, students will investigate Hollywood¿s inequities and the impact on beliefs, employment opportunities, and our daily lives We'll ask - How is Hollywood ever to rid itself of its deep inequities? What is the impact of its oppressive practices on audiences? How do these practices shape larger social and political concerns? For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1kta. For PWR 1 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1LF:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: #NoBodyIsDisposable: The Rhetoric of Disability
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 explore how advances in science, technology, medicine, and culture have transformed our understanding of what constitutes a "normal' human body. We will ask how arguments about disability incorporate concepts such as neurodiversity, chronic illness, and other invisible conditions. At the same time, we will study how contemporary perspectives on disability interact with issues such as technology, metaphors of the prosthesis, cultural constructions of the body, and even what it means to be human. For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1lf For all PWR1s see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1LFA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Back to the Future: The Rhetoric of Futurity
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2018
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1LL:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Meritocracy
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1LS:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Beyond the Achievement Gap: Writing about Education
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For course videos and full descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Power of Words: Rhetoric of Social and Technological Changes
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 social change and how the dominant rhetoric about a particular issue shapes our understanding and how that rhetoric could change dramatically and enable new understandings and alternative solutions. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ma For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MG:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of the American West
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MGD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Who Speaks for Nature? Rhetorics of Environmentalism and Justice
The last hundred years have seen organized environmentalism become a major force on the world stage. But the environment is still essentially contested. Who is at risk from environmental problems? What environmental problems should be prioritized? And who should be able to speak out as authentic protectors of the earth? In this course, we examine the ways that environmental and conservation writers from classic environmental writers to contemporary activists talk about nature to see how close readings of their work highlight fundamental disagreements about justice and politics in societies across the globe. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MGE:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Numbers and Metrics: Rhetoric of Calculation and Quantification
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 quantification and what effects it has on society. We won¿t engage in much quantitative analysis in this class. Instead, we will step back and think about how numbers rise into policy conversations, how they emerge from science or study, and how they can become deeply contested or take on unexpected meanings. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1mge. For the PWR 1 catalog go to https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MO:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Imagining Technology: The Rhetoric of Humans and Machines
This course explores the ways that technology has been imagined on the page and on the screen. We look at how a diverse group of sources from Cold War comics to Elon Musk's twitter account contribute to an ever-changing definition of 'technology.' And we consider how our hopes and anxieties about technology are represented in creative genres and media. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1NC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: From Green Cards to Gaming Avatars: Forms of Identity
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 you will use research and writing to explore a site where an individual is identified (such as a passport, a magazine profile, an Instagram page, or an avatar in the Metaverse), and consider how these forms' restrictions are embraced or challenged by individuals. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1NF:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Language 2.0: Investigating the Rhetoric of Digital Language
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 how digital interactions through multiple platforms, including social media, change the way we write, read and even alter our perceptions of journalism and activism. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nf For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
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
PWR 1RB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Writing For and About Success
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 the varied meanings of success and the rhetoric surrounding these differences. For a full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1rb For the PWR1 course catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1RD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Good Old Days: The Rhetoric of Nostalgia
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 our fascination with looking back, what we see when we do, and what it means. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1rd For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1RDA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Act Your Age: The Rhetoric of Childhood, Adulthood, and Beyond
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 the social construct of age. Students will analyze the many ways that we use language to create, maintain, and even gatekeep categories of age, but also to subvert and transform them. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1rda For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1RHA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Writing
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| Units: 4
PWR 1RHB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Research
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2020
| Units: 4
PWR 1RHC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Composition
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| Units: 4
PWR 1RHD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Communication
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2020
| Units: 4
PWR 1RL:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Happiness
In this course, we will examine the notion of happiness — and some of its adjacent or "opposing" feelings, such as contentment, or depression and anger — and the rhetoric around it by studying an array of examples from various sources, such as books, websites, or films. Students will explore the contexts, motives, and ramifications of the representational strategies, while developing critical skills to analyze and articulate their research findings and arguments regarding topics of their choice. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2019
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1RLA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Stuff of Nightmares: The Rhetoric of Fear
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 fear. While fear is undeniably physiological and psychological, it is also shaped through discourse. We will make legible some of those discursive dynamics and analyze how different fears manifest. For course video and full description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1rla For PWR 1 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1RW:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Writing for Liberation: The Rhetoric of Antiracism
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 the enduring power of writing to change the world. We will consider how national discussions about racism are rhetorically constructed, exploring how language can be leveraged to support or challenge oppressive racial frameworks. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1rw For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Technology
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2016
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1SC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Radical Acts of Art in Public: Rhetoric and Artivism
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 public art as political action. Exploring the work of contemporary artist-activists from zines to monuments, hip-hop, photo-portraits, and street art, we will investigate what solidarity looks like. How does public art challenge us to reconsider public space, 'the public good' and who 'the public' might be? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1sc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SM:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cellphone: Rhetoric of India and Indian Film
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. Study of the rhetoric of the India of the new millennium, including issues of gender, caste, class, religion, sexuality, nationalism, diaspora, outsourcing, and globalization. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center). See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SMC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Beyond the Boundary: The Rhetoric of Maps, Borders, and Networks
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 the rhetorical frameworks of geographical frontiers and the maps that represent them, but also more figurative borders (gender, sexuality, race, class,and so on). For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1smc. For PWR 1 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SN:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Containment: Cold War Ideology Post 9/11
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SNA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Call Out Culture: Public Shaming in Digital Spaces
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SNB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Wellness: Social Context of Mental & Physical Health
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class asks what does it mean to be "well"? And what does "well" look like across different cultural contexts? For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1snb PWR 1 course videos and description can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1SP:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Growing Up Global: The Rhetoric of Children's Culture Today
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Winter 2013
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1SPA:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Character, Consequence, Conversation: Writing and Ethics
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 the decisions we make as communicators as a set of ethical choices and conceive writing as ethics. For a video and course description visit pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1spa 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
PWR 1ST:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Rhetoric of Biomedical Ethics
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Winter 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1TB:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Hashtag Activism
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 study the purpose and efficacy of what¿s been called ¿hashtag activism,¿ using the tools of rhetorical studies to help us understand how digital writers craft hashtags to shift conversations, shape audiences, and speak from personal experience. For video and full description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1tb For all PWR 1 courses visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Winter 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
PWR 1TRF:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Beyond Ivory Tower - Rhetoric of the University
What does it mean to be a student at an institution of higher learning? Who gets to decide what gets taught and what's worth knowing? And how do philosophies or goals of education change over time to reflect evolving values or to attend to social, political, technological, or medical challenges? In PWR 1TRF, a course designed specifically for incoming Stanford transfer students, we'll explore definitions of the university by examining texts which attempt to define education. We'll ask compelling questions about the production of knowledge while we work toward developing skills and strategies in the areas of writing, research, and rhetoric. PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. For complete description visit pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1trf. For all PWR 1 courses, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office and is limited to transfer students.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1TSC:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Academia Unleashed: Contemporary Rhetorics of Higher Education
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1TSD:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Seismic Shifts: The Rhetoric of Disruption
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class will explore what it means to witness deep social, cultural, political and environmental upheaval: how do we orient ourselves in relation to such radical change? For course video and full description, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1tsd. For PWR 1 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office..
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1VK:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Trauma
PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course considers the rhetorics of trauma, that is, how survivors of traumatic incidents, witnesses, psychologists, doctors, civil and military leaders, politicians, and the general public interpret trauma. These different understandings of trauma compete for social awareness and limited resources. For video and description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1vk For PWR 1 catalog, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1WG:
Writing & Rhetoric 1: Reading Minds: The Rhetoric of Consciousness
Rhetorical analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. For more information about PWR 1, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-1. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2020
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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
