This area of concentration focuses on understanding the function of rhetoric in literary, cinematic, and visual texts, with emphasis on the role of figure and image in the representation of reality. Individual courses will enable close study of specific problems, concerns, vocabularies, modes of interpretation, and strategies of argumentation arising in public forums of the past and present. Students consider the discourse of law, politics, and society both in theory and in practice, in an attempt to understand the rhetorical nature of political judgment, action, justice, and legitimacy. This area of concentration focuses on understanding rhetoric in its symbolic and institutional dimensions, with special emphasis on legal and political forums. Individual courses will enable close study of the process of rhetoric's influence and adaptation, both in theory and in practice, in specific contexts throughout its history. Students will consider how the discipline of rhetoric has both shaped and itself been shaped by social, political, technological, and intellectual developments over the course of two millennia. This area of concentration focuses on understanding the development of rhetorical theory and practice from its genesis in the classical period to its situation in the present. Students in the Rhetoric major choose one area of concentration: history and theory of rhetoric, public discourse, or narrative and image.
The major is not intended to provide skills-based training in oral argument or communication. Through its emphasis on the history and theory of rhetoric, the department provides an understanding of the format of contemporary theories of interpretation as well as an opportunity, within this framework, to explore the role of persuasion in pragmatic and aesthetic contexts. The combination allows students to make a disciplined grasp of the contemporary character of rhetoric and language. The department offers both a pragmatic understanding of the elements of rhetorical analysis, with special attention to logic, style, tropes, figures, and images, and a thorough grounding in the historical development of these elements in rhetorical theory.
#LIBERAS RHETORIC HOW TO#
The more you understand how to criticize and analyze what you read and study in Music, Mathematics or the Modern Languages, the stronger your education.Rhetoric majors are trained in the history of rhetorical theory and practice, grounded in argumentation and in the analysis of the symbolic and institutional dimensions of discourse. The stronger the presentations you make, the greater your academic success. The better the essays you write, the better your grade. Clear thinking, good argument, and logical discussion are essential to academic student success in any discipline and field. Rhetoric is a fundamental building block of good education, whether it is followed by studies of Engineering, English or Entomology. In Rhetoric classes, students learn to think logically, to discover wrong or weak arguments, to build a good case on a controversial topic, and to overcome the all-too-common fear of speaking in public so that they can deliver crisp and well-prepared speeches. Rhetoric teaches us the essential skills of advanced learning and higher education. Rhetoric is the study and art of writing and speaking well, being persuasive, and knowing how to compose successful writing and presentations.
Rhetoric is not just empty words or fine political speeches.
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