Rhetorical Theory in Historical Perspective
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English 522: Rhetorical Theory in Historical Perspective |
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NOTE: RT refers to The Rhetorical Tradition, edited by Bizzell and Herzberg; CRMD refers to Essays in Classical Rhetoric and Modern Discourse, edited by Connors, Lunsford, and Ede. For more specific bibliographic information about the readings referred to below, consult the bibliography in the course packet or see Readings.
| January 27
| Introduction to course Framing the Issues: What is Rhetoric? Who Cares? Readings: Introduction to The Rhetorical Tradition (pp. 1-36); Connors, Lunsford, & Ede, "Revival of Rhetoric" (CRMD, 1-15) |
| February 3
| Classical Rhetoric: Rhetoric and/vs. Philosophy Readings: Aristotle, Rhetoric (RT, 151-194); Plato, Phaedrus (RT, 113-143) |
| February 10
| Rhetoric and Philosophy: Aristotle and Plato, continued First commentaries due Readings: Weaver, Phaedrus and the Nature of Rhetoric" (RT, 1054-1065); Golden, "Plato Revisited" (CRMD, 16-36); Stewart, "Continuing Relevance of Plato's Phaedrus (CRMD, 115-126); LeFevre, "Platonic View of Rhetorical Invention" and "Invention as a Social Act" (course packet) |
| February 17
| Rhetoric and Philosophy, continued Readings: Neel, Plato, Derrida, and Writing; Derrida, Signature Event Context (RT, 1168-1177) |
| February 24 | Rhetoric and Society Readings: Cicero, Of Oratory (RT, 200-250); Quintillian, Institutes of Oratory (RT, 297-364); Halloran, "Rhetoric in the American College Curriculum" (course packet) |
| March 3 | No Class: Spring Break |
| March 10 | Epistemologies: Classical Rhetoric Revisited Readings: Gorgias, Encomium (RT, 40-42); Isocrates, Against the Sophists and Antidosis (RT, 46-54); Jarratt, Rereading the Sophists |
| March 17 | Epistemologies and Ethos Readings: Campbell Philosophy of Rhetoric (RT, 749-795), Yoos (CRMD, 82-97), Johnson (CRMD, 98-114) |
| March 24 | Note: Class rescheduled for this week. Epistemologies, cont'd Short Paper due Readings: Bakhtin, Marxism and Philosophy of Language (RT, 928-943); Foucault, Archaeology and Order of Discourse (RT, 1130-1164); Herzberg, "Foucault's Rhetorical Theory" (course packet) |
| March 31 | No Class: Easter/Passover Break |
| April 7 | Audience, Identity, and Subjectivity Proposals for final project due Readings: Porter, Audience and Rhetoric; Burke, Rhetoric of Motives and Language as Symbolic Action (RT, 1018-1041) |
| April 14 | Rhetoric, Language, and Culture Readings: Abbott, "Ancient Word" (course packet); Gates, "Signifying Monkey (RT, 1193-1223); Yagelski, "Tecumseh" (course packet) |
| April 21 | Technologies Readings: Gurak, Persuasion and Privacy in Cyberspace; Lanham, "Digital Rhetoric" (course packet) |
| April 28 | Pedagogies Readings: "Rhetoric of Composition" (RT, 859-884); Knoblauch, "Modern Composition" (course packet); Fleming, "Rhetoric as a Course of Study" (course packet) |
| May 5 | Pedagogies, continued Readings: Lanham, "Q Question" (course packet); (Crowley, Corbett, Lindemann) |
| May 12 | Course Projects due |
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