COMM 401 - Rhetorical Theory

Units: 3

Study of rhetorical theory that involves exploring periods in rhetorical theory, ranging from Greek antiquity to the present. Also examined is the relationship between rhetorical theory and practice, the purpose(s) and conceptions of rhetoric to the social world, issues of agency and voice, and the role of rhetoric in re/constituting identities and a sense of community. (CTM; CCSC)