RHET 202 - Writing in the Arts

Unit(s): 4

This course emphasizes critical thinking and writing skills specifically as they relate to the discipline and theory of performing arts. In particular, this course will focus on the relationship between rhetoric and performance as two separate, but related fields of study and practice. The course introduces students to the concept of rhetoric as a practice and theory of communication, explores the concept of performance in theatre, anthropology, and politics, and considers how performances can be understood and analyzed as rhetorical acts. Recommended for majors in Performing Arts and Social Justice.

Prerequisite: RHET 110 or RCOM 110 or RHET 125 or RCOM 125 or RHET 130 or RCOM 130 or RHET 195 or RCOM 195 or RHET 110N or RHET 1XX
College of Arts and Sciences