PWR 1LF: Writing & Rhetoric 1: #NoBodyIsDisposable: The Rhetoric of Disability
In this class we will move beyond definitions of disability as "abnormality" or "deviance" to 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 videos and full descriptions, see
https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Felt, L. (PI)
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
| 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
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1LO: Writing & Rhetoric 1: What Are We Trying to Sustain? Rhetoric of Nature's Values and Services
With increasing rates of environmental impacts from human activity, communities across the planet face challenges for sustainability. Given the many benefits we derive from nature - from cultural and spiritual benefits, to basic goods like food and water, to economic benefits from the use of natural resources - defining what we value and what we wish to sustain is a top priority. This class will examine diverse perspectives on the value and services we derive from nature and consider challenges for balancing multiple uses of nature in the context of sustainable resource management and conservation. 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 2018
| 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: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Swan, L. (PI)
PWR 1MA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Power of Words: Rhetoric of Social and Technological Changes
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Anwar, M. (PI)
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
| 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
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
PWR 1MGE: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Numbers, Metrics, and Counting: The Rhetoric of Quantitative Thinking
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.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
Instructors:
Gardiner, M. (PI)
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 2020
| UG Reqs: Writing 1
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