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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
PWR 2AW:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Psychology and Persuasion
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 psychology underlies the rhetoric of persuasion in developing our own authority (Ethos) and persuading others by appealing to their emotions (Pathos) or reasoning (Logos). In this course we will advance and develop our understanding of Aristotle's "available means of persuasion" and Cialdini's Seven Principles of Influence (reciprocity, liking, social proof, commitment/consistency, authority, scarcity, unity). A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2aw For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2BRC:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Re-Make It Anew: The Rhetoric of Adapting, Rebooting, and Remaking
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. For PWR 2 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. In this course we¿ll question what¿s at stake in cultural recyclings and ask what can adaptations and remakes tell us about cultural and political moments? We¿ll draw on work in adaptation, film, and music studies, and on theories of remixing, remediating, and translating. For video and full description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2brc. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
PWR 2CKA:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Rhetoric of Distraction
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 distractions that surround us. We will study how reading practices evolve as we shift to digital texts; examine research on texting while driving; and consider the effects of multitasking on memory and productivity. For full course descriptions and video see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2cka For all PWR2s see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
PWR 2EH:
Writing and Rhetoric 2: Seriously Funny: Understanding the Rhetoric of Humor
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course we'll focus our critical gaze on past and contemporary genres of humor. We will ask what are the social consequences--positive or negative--to comedic strategies? For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2eh. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
PWR 2GMI:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Our Future is Each Other: Collaborative Rhetorics
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/pwr2gmi For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
PWR 2JJ:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Language, Identity and Power
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 construction and negotiation of power and difference through language as it intersects with gender, sexuality, race, ability, and class. We'll explore this across spheres such as politics, education, science, sports and the media, intertwined with forces like globalization, immigration, and technology. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2jj For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2JP:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Art and Commerce
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 unspoken rules regarding the separation of creativity and commerce and arguments about how consumer culture influences the work of the artist. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
PWR 2JU:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Haunted: Rhetoric of Ghosts
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 ghosts and the various interpretation of the word. We will look at the how the past operates in the present and how historical events and social shifts shape our understanding of the world. We'll consider the blurred boundary between life and death and also between reality and imagination. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ju. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2KDC:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Stories We Tell: Restorying Possible Futures
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as it theme ancient world myths and questions what they have to tell us about our current world. What do these stories say about AI, Genetic Engineering, Climate Change, and Social Justice? How does the difference of old perspectives offer us fresh takes on the new? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2kdc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
PWR 2MAA:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Generative AI
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. Is ChatGPT and other LLMs the most revolutionary technology since personal computers? Will the social, political and economic impacts of generative AI be as transformative as the industrial revolution? In this course we will ponder these and other questions. For full course description and video see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2maa. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2MFC:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: March for Science? Social Justice and the Rhetoric of Science
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course will examine moments when science and social justice have been bound together. How might considering the social and political dimensions of knowledge strengthen the role of science in our society? A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2mfc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
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
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
PWR 2RL:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of the Natural
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course will consider, through a rhetorical lens, how "natural" is understood and/or modified: how it interfaces with social norms and other notions like safety and authenticity, and how the varying rhetorical strategies and situations at hand animate different negotiations of power. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2rl For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
PWR 2SBA:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Human Enhancement
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. What does better really mean? In this class we will analyze academic and popular genres with a focus on enhancement technology. We will consider arguments about where we are headed, where we are, who we are, and what we value. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sba For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
PWR 2SO:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Imperfection
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course we will discuss ideals of perfection and consider how someone or something being less perfectly anything is not necessarily negative or a loss. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2so. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
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
PWR 2STA:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Ethics and AI
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course explores the so-called killer machines of our era that, thanks to the growth of machine learning, are both amazing and remarkably mundane. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sta. For PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2TD:
Writing and Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Global Health
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2td. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2VKA:
Writing & Rhetoric 2: Rhetoric of Public Monuments and Memorials
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course asks how do public monuments ¿speak¿ or stand for a version of the past? Who speaks in public monuments, and how do monuments help states discursively maintain power? Whose bodies, voices, and values are unspoken in public monuments? For video and course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2vka. For PWR 2 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 5:
Independent Writing
Individual writing project under the guidance of a PWR instructor. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
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
PWR 91HK:
Farmer, Scientist, Activist, Chef: Communicating for Food Security and Food Justice
How can you contribute to efforts to foster a healthy and equitable food system? In this project-based course, you will be matched with a Bay Area community partner working on sustainability or food justice. You will develop public-facing communications to support their mission. Multiple genres are possible: you might create a podcast, a policy brief, video explainer, or a social media campaign. During this process, you will develop a range of writing and oral communication skills. You will practice project management, collaborative group work, and expressing yourself through new genres. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center. For a full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/advancedpwr/pwr91hk This course does not fulfill the Write 1 or the Write 2 writing requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
PWR 91KR:
Scientific Opinion Writing
In a world where science influences policy as well as personal decision-making more than ever, what does it take to become an astute interpreter as well as writer of scientific opinion? In this project-based course, you'll start by exploring traditional science opinion writing genres--such as legacy newspaper opinion pages and JAMA Viewpoints--as well as how this writing differs from and for that matter complements "official" research. Then, you'll learn how to write and pitch a scientific op-ed on a topic of your choice to a real publication. We'll also take a close look at how emergent genres and media, such as science podcasts and TikTok videos, open up new possibilities for communicating scientific opinion. For a full course description visit: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/advancedpwr/PWR91KR This class does not fulfill the WR-1 or WR-2 requirement.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
PWR 91LF:
The Art of Access: Disability, Creativity, Communication
How do assistive technologies like captions and speech recognition shape the way creators and audiences produce and consume digital media? In this course, we will investigate what constitutes "creative access" in the arts and in media. Students will collaborate with nationally-recognized disabled media artists who are reimagining what art can be when access is integrated into its aesthetics from an accessible digital video game character creator for non-visual gamers, to a digital media instrument for individuals who are bed-bound. Guest talks, artist-led workshops, and case studies will guide students through a self-designed project, such as a work of accessible media art or a curatorial proposal for an exhibition. This class provides a rare inside look into professional artist-designer practices and research, equipping students to critically engage in disability justice-centered communication, storytelling, and collaboration. No previous artistic experience or expertise is required. Course does not fulfill WR1 or WR2 requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
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
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
PWR 99ANCR:
NCR Portfolio Preparation I
A 1-unit course introducing ePortfolios and folio thinking for students in 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 NCR. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-ncr
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
PWR 99ANSC:
NSC Portfolio Preparation I
A 1-unit course introducing ePortfolios and folio thinking for students in the Notation in Science Communication (NSC). 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. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-nsc
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
PWR 99BNCR:
NCR Portfolio Preparation II
A 2-unit culminating course on ePortfolios for students in the Notation in Cultural Rhetorics (NCR). In this course, students will continue building, revising, and editing a portfolio of documents, slides, posters, podcasts, storymaps, and videos that will demonstrate development as a cultural rhetorician. This is the second of a two-part ePortfolio capstone requirement for the NCR. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-ncr Pre-requisite: PWR194NCR
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
PWR 99BNSC:
NSC Portfolio Preparation II
A 2-unit culminating course on ePortfolios for students in the Notation in Science Communication (NSC). In this course, students will continue building, revising, and editing a portfolio of documents, slides, posters, podcasts, storymaps, and videos that will demonstrate development as a science communicator. This is the second of a two-part ePortfolio capstone requirement for the NSC. For more information, see https://pwrnotations.stanford.edu/about/about-nsc Pre-requisite: PWR 91NCS
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
PWR 194AJB:
Race, Ethnicity, and Language: Black Digital Cultures from BlackPlanet to AI (AFRICAAM 389C, CSRE 385, EDUC 389C)
This seminar explores the intersections of language and race/racism/racialization in the public schooling experiences of students of color. We will briefly trace the historical emergence of the related fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, explore how each of these scholarly traditions approaches the study of language, and identify key points of overlap and tension between the two fields before considering recent examples of inter-disciplinary scholarship on language and race in urban schools. Issues to be addressed include language variation and change, language and identity, bilingualism and multilingualism, language ideologies, and classroom discourse. We will pay particular attention to the implications of relevant literature for teaching and learning in urban classrooms.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
PWR 194NCR:
Topics in Writing & Rhetoric: Introduction to Cultural Rhetorics (CSRE 194NCR)
All cultures have their own ways of communicating and making meaning through a range of situated rhetorical practices. In this gateway course to the Notation in Cultural Rhetorics, you'll explore the diverse contexts in which these practices are made and continue to be made;learn methodologies for examining their rhetorical production across media and modality; and study situated cultural practices and their historical and current developments.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
PWR 195:
Writing Center Peer Tutor Seminar (PWR 295)
For students selected to serve as peer writing tutors in the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking and/or at other campus sites. Readings on and reflection about writing processes, the dynamics of writing and tutoring situations, tutoring techniques, learning styles, diversity, and ethics. Observation of tutoring sessions, written responses to readings, and other written work. Instructor permission required. WR 1 pre-/co-requisite.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
PWR 295:
Writing Center Peer Tutor Seminar (PWR 195)
For students selected to serve as peer writing tutors in the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking and/or at other campus sites. Readings on and reflection about writing processes, the dynamics of writing and tutoring situations, tutoring techniques, learning styles, diversity, and ethics. Observation of tutoring sessions, written responses to readings, and other written work. Instructor permission required. WR 1 pre-/co-requisite.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
PWR 194DS9:
Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Alternative Futurisms and Radical Worldbuilding (AFRICAAM 197, CSRE 194DS9)
Presented by IDA, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts. In this course we will explore science fiction and speculative fiction as readers, writers, creators, and organizers to learn how artists engage with futurist thinking to reimagine and build better worlds in the present. Together we will draw from scholarship across Indigenous, Latinx, Pasifika, Arab, African and Afro futurisms; as well as science fiction and other creative traditions to imagine and build better worlds rooted in liberation and solidarity. Students will explore the groundbreaking television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as one example of alternative futurisms and will be joined by a special visiting artist and actor from the show's original cast. Visits by guest artists from across genres will round out this year's IDA Spring Class. Does not fulfill the WR1 or WR2 requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-4
