Rhetoric and Politics
CLA 232/HLS 232/POL 363
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What are the features of persuasive political speech? The reliance of democratic politics on memorable oratory stems from traditions dating back to ancient Greece and Rome which were revived in the modern era of parliamentary debates and stump speeches. This course will analyze the rhetorical structure of famous political speeches over time in a bid to better understand the potent mixture of aesthetics and ideology that characterizes political rhetoric, as well as the equally long tradition of regarding political rhetoric as insincere and unscrupulous. Students will try their hand at political speech-writing and oratory in class.
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Section L01
- Type: Lecture
- Section: L01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 67
- Capacity: 80
- Class Number: 41655
- Schedule: TTh 01:30 PM-02:20 PM - McCosh Hall 28
Section P01
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 14
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42985
- Schedule: M 02:30 PM-03:20 PM - East Pyne Building 111
Section P02
- Type: Precept
- Section: P02
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 14
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42986
- Schedule: T 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Wallace Hall 004
Section P03
- Type: Precept
- Section: P03
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 8
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42987
- Schedule: W 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - East Pyne Building 111
Section P04
- Type: Precept
- Section: P04
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 16
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42988
- Schedule: W 03:30 PM-04:20 PM - Green Hall 0-N-7
Section P05
- Type: Precept
- Section: P05
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 15
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42989
- Schedule: Th 03:30 PM-04:20 PM - East Pyne Building 235
Section P99
- Type: Precept
- Section: P99
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 0
- Capacity: 0
- Class Number: 41656