This course will focus on research, self-expression, and public voice. It is a research-intensive writing course designed to develop an effective persuasive essay (written and/or visual) in a public voice while at the same time interrogating the effectiveness of “persuasion.” Projects may include manifestos, policy papers, lyric essays, autoethnographies, letters, conventional research papers, and more. The rise of technology and social media as modes of communication have brought rhetoric more prominently into our lives, creating complex structures of understanding and misunderstanding. As Vine Deloria, Jrs. says, “Every society needs educated people, but the primary responsibility of educated people is to bring wisdom back into the community and make it available to others so that the lives they are leading make sense.” With this in mind, we will practice the navigation of rhetoric through Indigenist and cognitive lenses as we endeavor to address complex, and at times oppositional, audiences. Elements of writing explored and practiced: guided journaling, sustained proof of thought, storytelling, logical fallacies and cognitive biases, mechanics and effective style, research questions, project proposals, community imagination, cross-cultural communication, style guides, and advanced editing and revision practices. This is a welcoming environment for any student wanting to strengthen their skills in self-expression, research, storytelling, argumentation, public rhetoric, and personal style. Online synchronous via zoom 6-930 p.m. Mondays.
Required text: Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
2 - Writing and Rhetoric
2 - American Indian and Indigenous Studies
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| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | publish |