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Nov 24, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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COMRT 240 - Textual Analysis
Credits: 4
A writing-intensive introduction to the practices of textual analysis and close reading grounded in a rhetorical perspective. Students study the process of criticism and survey critical approaches that help them examine the texts and contexts of contemporary public culture. They read and write essays that assess the efficacy of cultural artifacts (such as television programs, advertisements, speeches, images, public spaces, events) in relation to community problems. We emphasize exploring the political significance of communication in public culture, especially how these cultural artifacts persuade us to adopt certain attitudes, shape our identities, and affect the relations of power in our society.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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