Application for ENGE 511A - Rhetorical Theory II: Contemporary Rhetoric (1/12/2026 - 3/6/2026)
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ENGE 511A - Rhetorical Theory II: Contemporary Rhetoric
Provides students with an overview of the major theoretical foundations necessary for the study of contemporary rhetorical theory and thinking. Much contemporary rhetorical work begins with Nietzsche in the 19th century and runs through a full gamut of schools and thinkers in the twentieth century related to the heavily discussed “linguistic turn.” This course will focus quite closely on just a few of the major theoretical contributors (Heidegger, Burke, Austin, Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard) while also canvassing a number of different adjacent fields of study (affect theory, apparatus theory, media studies, critical and political theory) and various schools of philosophy (postmodernism, structuralism/post-structuralism, deconstruction).
| Date(s) | Day(s) | Time(s) | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/26 - 3/6/26 | ONLINE • ONLINE |