English 472
Spring 2008
Syllabus |
This schedule is dynamic and responds to the needs of the classroom situation and students as we move through the course. Some readings may be rearranged, some dropped, others added, as the needs of the situation demands. All changes to the syllabus will be announced in class and made online. The online syllabus is always the final authority on what is due and when, and it is your responsibility to stay current with the changes. And remember: you are accountable for all work, even if you do not attend class.
Remember: Always bring to class the text/readings on the assigned day. |
Date |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
What is Rhetoric? |
T Jan 15 |
Introduction to English 472: What is Rhetoric? Brief in-class writing assignment |
Read: Herrick Chapter 1 & Course Policies and examine all course web pages |
Th Jan 17 |
Discuss: projects, policy, web pages, and Herrick |
Read: Crowley’s “Speaking of Rhetoric.” and Booth’s “How Many ‘Rhetorics’? |
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Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Jan 22 |
Discuss: Crowley and Booth |
Read: Wanderer’s “Ideological Turn” |
Th Jan 24 |
Discuss: Wander and ideological criticism |
Read: Crowley’s “Reflections on an Argument That Won't Go Away” |
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Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Jan 29 |
Discuss: Crowley and ideological criticism |
Read: Klumpp and Hollihan’s “Rhetorical Criticism as Moral Action” |
Th Jan 31 |
Discuss: Klumpp and Hollihan |
Read: Herrick Ch 2, Gorgias’ “Encomium on Helen” & Jarratt’s “The First Sophists and the Uses of History” |
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Class Discussion |
Homework |
(re)Reading The Sophists |
T Feb 5 |
Discuss: the sophists, Herrick, Gorgias, “Encomium” & Jarratt |
Read: Crowley’s “Plea for the Revival of Sophistry” |
Th Feb 7 |
Discuss: Crowley & Sophistic Rhetoric |
Read: Herrick Chapter 3 and Plato’s Gorgias |
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Class Discussion |
Homework |
The Platonic Critique of Sophistry |
T Feb 12 |
Discuss: Herrick and Plato’s Gorgias |
Read: McComiskey ’s “Plato’s Critique of Rhetoric in the Gorgias” |
Th Feb 14 |
Discuss: McComiskey and Plato |
Read: Campbell’s “Rhetoric of Women's Liberation” and Biesecker’s "Coming to Terms” Herrick Ch 4 on Aristotle |
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Class Discussion |
Homework |
Women and the History of Rhetoric |
T Feb 19 |
Discuss: Aristotle and Rhetorical Tradition; Campbell and Biesecker |
Read: Mattingly’s “Telling Evidence” and Glenn’s “Sex, Lies, and Manuscripts” |
Th Feb 21 |
Discuss: Mattingly and Glenn |
Read:
Wilson’s “Contested Space,” and selected speeches and editorials
Response Paper Due |
Week 7 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Rhetors and Rhetoricians |
T Feb 26 |
Discuss: Wilson and selected speeches and editorials |
Read: Conway’s “Inevitable Reconstructions” |
Th Feb 28 |
Discuss: Conway
Collaborative Activity: TBA |
Read: Jensen’s “Evolving Protest Rhetoric” and Heifferon’s “The New Smallpox” |
Week 8 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Rhetorical Criticism, Analysis and Theory |
T March 4 |
Discuss: Jensen & Heifferon
Collaborative Activity: TBA |
Read: selected speeches and editorials |
Th March 6 |
Discuss: selected speeches and editorials |
Read: Gallagher and Zagacki’s “Visibility and Rhetoric” |
Week 9 |
Spring Break |
Week 10 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Visual Rhetoric |
T March 18 |
Discuss: Visual Rhetoric and Gallagher and Zagacki |
Read: Kimble and Olson’s “Visual Rhetoric Representing Rosie the Riveter” |
Th March 20 |
Discussion and Activity: Kimble and Olson and Analyzing Visual Rhetoric |
Read: Herrick Chapter 10 & Bitzer’s “The Rhetorical Situation” & Vatz’s “Myth of the Rhetorical Situation”
Project Description Due |
Week 11 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
The Rhetorical Situation |
T March 25 |
Discuss: Herrick, Bitzer & Vatz |
Read: Biesecker’s "Rethinking the Rhetorical Situation” |
Th March 27 |
Discuss: Biesecker |
Read: selected speeches and editorials |
Week 12 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Researching and Writing |
T April 1 |
Discuss: selected speeches & editorials |
Read: TBA |
Th April 3 |
Research |
Read: Herrick Chapter 11 & Foucault’s "The Discourse on Language” |
Week 13 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Rhetoric and Postmodernism |
T April 8 |
Discuss: Herrick and Foucault |
Read: TBA |
Th April 10 |
Discuss: Rhetoric and Postmodernism |
Read: Berlin’s "Revisionary History” and Glenn’s “Remapping Rhetorical Territory”
Annotated Bibliography Due |
Week 14 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Reassessing the History(ies) of Rhetoric |
T April 15 |
Discuss: Berlin and Glenn |
Read: Royster’s “Disciplinary Landscaping” |
Th April 17 |
Discuss: Royster |
Draft project |
Week 15 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Making Rhetorical Choices: Composing and Revising |
T April 22 |
Discuss: |
Continue drafting |
Th April 24 |
Revision Workshop |
Continue drafting |
Week 16 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
Putting it All Together |
T April 29 |
Discuss: Rhetorical Studies |
Finish final project |
Finals |
Finals |
There is no in-class final exam in this class, but you are required to turn your final project & a reflection in my office, LL 309B, on the day scheduled for the exam. If you fail to turn do so during the scheduled exam time, I cannot record your final course grade.
- If course meets at 10:40 – 11:55, exam is scheduled for Fri, May 2, 10 – 11:50
- If course meets at 1:40 – 2:55, exam is scheduled for Thurs, May 1, 12:20 – 2:10
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