printer friendly pagePWR 2JPA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: How We Got Schooled: The Rhetoric of Literacy and Education
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. In this course, we will look closely these learning processes. Students will invent individual research projects and craft oral presentations to critically analyze conventional forms of learning and explore ways of learning that are not always obvious. We will research together the work of cultural critic Henry Giroux on global media as a force of education, poet and scholar bell hooks on classrooms as potential sites of both oppression and liberation, and education scholar Ken Robinson on creativity and schools. For more information about
PWR 2, see
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| 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
Instructors:
Peterson, J. (PI)
PWR 2JS: Writing & Rhetoric 2: In Science We Trust
PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course we will explore the complex societal, political, and rhetorical factors that influence how scientific ideas spread and gain acceptance among the general public. In particular, we will focus on science communication, studying how complex information is communicated to different audiences and putting those strategies into practice as you communicate results from your own research project. For full course description and video, see
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2js. For
PWR 2 course catalog visit
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite:
PWR 1.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Stonaker, J. (PI)
PWR 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
Instructors:
Schulte, J. (PI)
PWR 2JW: Writing and Rhetoric 2: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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. For more information about
PWR 2, see
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2020
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2KA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Everyday Conservation
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 how society becomes overwhelmed by conservation efforts, and experiences conservation fatigue. You'll look at one issue within conservation and research innovative, design, and communicative practices around it to communicate how we, as a society, can consume and make changes. For a course description and video see
pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ka. For all PWR courses see
https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite:
PWR 1.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2KD: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Un-Performing Ourselves: The Design and Craft of Presentations
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. Exploration of how the application of performance techniques makes academic or professional presentations more compelling. See
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Last offered: Winter 2013
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2KDA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Remix Culture
Prerequisite:
PWR 1. What does a musical about founding fathers (
Hamilton) have to say about current political upheaval? What do plastic surgery resorts have to say about identify politics? What does Steph Curry's game have to say about Hamlet - and about Prince - with alternative forms of masculinity? In this course we will examine contemporary mashups and remixers and you will build a research project to ground our work across the quarter creating interesting, meaningful, and dynamic presentations and papers. For more information about
PWR 2, see
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Spring 2018
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
PWR 2KDB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: This is America: Virals, Videos and Values
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. For more information about
PWR 2, see
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Last offered: Autumn 2018
| 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
Instructors:
DiPirro, K. (PI)
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