ENGL 101B F22
Van de Kemp
Course Schedule:
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Activities and Assessments |
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Week 1: |
Introduce Yourself |
Sunday, |
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Introduction |
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September | ||
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11:55 PM | ||
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Week 2: |
Gorgias, "The Encomium of Helen (../../media/documents/gorgias- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Tuesday, |
Contributes |
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Classical Rhetoric |
encomium-of-helen.pdf? |
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September |
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13, 2022 at |
your final |
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ou=821497&type=content&rcode=uWaterloo- |
The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the |
546376): Gorgias, "The Encomium of Helen" |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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Present 2nd Edition. Ed. Patricia Bizzell and Bruce Herzberg. Bedford | |||
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Books, 2001. 44-46. (PDF) | ||||
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Aristotle, "Rhetoric (../../media/documents/aristotle-rhetoric.pdf? |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes | |
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September |
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Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the |
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15, 2022 at |
your final | |
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Present 2nd Edition. Ed. Patricia Bizzell and Bruce Herzberg. Bedford |
546376): Aristotle, "Rhetoric" |
11:55 PM |
grade | |
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Books, 2001. 179-187. (PDF) | ||||
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Week 3: |
Shakespeare, "Othello (../../media/documents/shakespeare- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric and Drama |
othello.pdf? |
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September |
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22, 2022 at |
your final |
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Source Shakespeare. (PDF) [Line numbers not included] |
546376): William Shakespeare, "Othello" |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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Week 4: |
Kennedy, George. "A Hoot in the Dark: The Evolution of General |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Tuesday, |
Contributes |
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The Rhetorical Field |
Rhetoric (../../media/documents/kennedy-hoot-in-the-dark.pdf? |
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September |
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27, 2022 at |
your final |
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Rhetoric: Concepts, Definitions, Boundaries. Ed. William Covino and |
546376): George Kennedy, "A Hoot in the Dark: The |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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David Jolliffe. Longman, 1994. 105-121. (PDF) |
Evolution of General Rhetoric" | ||
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Fish, Stanley. "Rhetoric (../../media/documents/fish-rhetoric.pdf? |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes | |
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September |
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from Rhetoric: Concepts, Definitions, Boundaries, Ed. William Covino and |
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29, 2022 at |
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David Jolliffe. Longman, 1995. 122-140. (PDF) |
546376): Stanley Fish, "Rhetoric" |
11:55 PM |
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Week 5: Rhetoric and Philosophy |
Nietzsche, Friedrich. "On Truth and Lying in an Extra-Moral Sense |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Tuesday, |
Contributes |
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(../../media/documents/nietzsche-on-truth-and-lying.pdf? |
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October 4, |
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2022 at |
your final |
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from Friedrich Nietzsche on Rhetoric and Language. Public Domain, 1989. |
546376): Friedrich Nietzsche, "On Truth and Lying |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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246-257. (PDF) |
in an Extra-Moral Sense" | |||
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Burke, Kenneth. "Terministic Screens (../../media/documents/burke- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes | |
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language-as-symbolic-action.pdf? |
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October 6, |
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from The Rhetorical Tradition Bedford Books, 2001. 1340-1347. (PDF) |
546376): Kenneth Burke, "Terministic Screens" |
11:55 PM |
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Reading Week (Saturday, October 8, 2022 to Sunday, October 16, 2022) | ||||
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Week 6: |
Cixous, Hélène. "The Laugh of the Medusa (https://www-jstor- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric, Gender, and Feminism |
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October |
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Women in Culture and Society, 1976, Vol. 1, No. 4, The University of |
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20, 2022 at |
your final |
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Chicago Press, 875-893. (* Library Access) |
546376): Hélène Cixous, "The Laugh of the |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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Medusa" | |||
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Week 7: |
Ellul, Jacques. "The Characteristics of Propaganda |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric and Propaganda |
(../../media/documents/ellul-characteristics-of-propaganda.pdf? |
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October |
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27, 2022 at |
your final |
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from Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes, Ed. Konrad Kellen |
546376): Jacques Ellul, "The Characteristics of |
11:55 PM |
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and Jean Lerner. New York: Vintage Books, 1965. 3-43. (PDF) |
Propaganda" | ||
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Hitler, Adolf. "Mein Kampf (../../media/documents/hitler-mein- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Saturday, |
Contributes | |
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kampf.pdf? |
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October |
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your final | |
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Internet Archive. 166-186, 702-716, 846-857. (PDF) |
546376): Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf" |
11:55 PM |
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Week 8: |
Szafranski, Richard. "Neocortical Warfare? The Acme of Skill |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Tuesday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric and Information Warfare |
(../../media/documents/szafranski-neocortical-warfare.pdf? |
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November |
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1, 2022 at |
your final |
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from In Athena's Camp: Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age. |
546376): Richard Szafranski: "Neocortical |
11:55 PM |
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John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt. RAND Corporation, 1997. 395-416. |
Warfare? The Acme of Skill" | ||
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Week 9: |
McQuarrie, Edward F. "Figures of Rhetoric in Advertising Language |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Tuesday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric and Advertising |
(../../media/documents/mcquarrie-figures-in-advertising.pdf? |
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November |
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8, 2022 at |
your final |
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from Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 22, No. 4, 1996. 424-438. (PDF) |
546376): Edward McQuarrie, "Figures of Rhetoric |
11:55 PM |
grade |
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in Advertising" | |||
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Scott, Linda M. "Images in Advertising (../../media/documents/scott- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes | |
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images-in-advertising.pdf? |
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November |
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10, 2022 at |
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from Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 22, No. 4, 1996. 252-273. (PDF) |
546376): Linda Scott, "Images in Advertising" |
11:55 PM |
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Week 10: |
Barthes, Roland. "Excerpts (../../media/documents/barthes-excerpts- |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric, Semiotics, and Popular Culture |
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November |
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17, 2022 at |
your final |
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Mythologies: The Complete Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. 3-14, |
546376): Roland Barthes, "Excerpts" from |
11:55 PM |
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79-82, 83-85, 100-102, 103-105. (PDF) |
Mythologies: The Complete Edition | ||
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Week 11: |
Bogost, Ian. "The Rhetoric of Video Games |
Weekly Reading Responses |
Thursday, |
Contributes |
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Rhetoric and New Media |
(../../media/documents/bogost-rhetoric-video-games.pdf? |
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November |
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24, 2022 at |
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from The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning MIT |
546376): Ian Bogost, "The Rhetoric of Video |
11:55 PM |
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Press, 2008. 117–140. (PDF) |
Games" | ||
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Week 12: Review |
No readings this week |
Essay |
Tuesday, |
40% |
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Final Examination (/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=821497&type=content&rcode=uWaterloo-2375689) |
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Course Description
The systematic study of effective communication—the art of rhetoric—dates back to at least the epics of Homer and flourishes today in countless academic disciplines and fields of business. In fact, the historical “empire” of rhetoric is so vast and enduring that it “digests regimes, religions, and civilizations” (Barthes). This class seeks to introduce students to the essential concepts, frameworks, and controversies in the history and theory of rhetoric by analyzing key selections from foundational texts, both ancient and contemporary. In addition to demonstrating the relevance of rhetorical theory and criticism to a variety of social, intellectual, and cultural fields (e.g. law, politics, philosophy, literature, advertising, etc), the class also explores emerging forms of rhetorical practice made possible by new media technologies, such as propaganda, computational gaming, and information warfare. Students will leave the class with a firm grasp of basic concepts of rhetorical theory, a sense of the history of rhetoric, and a deeper appreciation for rhetoric as an inventive, critical, multimodal, and multidisciplinary enterprise—what Quintilian calls an “encompassing art” (ars circumcurrens).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
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Define basic rhetorical concepts Describe the historical scope of rhetoric Read texts critically
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Analyze artifacts rhetorically
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Appreciate rhetoric as an inventive, critical, multimodal and interdisciplinary enterprise
About the Course Instructor and the Course Author
Jessica Van de Kemp - Course Instructor
To learn more about Dr. Van de Kemp, click here to visit her profile on the English Department website.
Educational Background
PhD, University of Waterloo
MA, University of Waterloo
B.Ed, Western University
BA, University of Waterloo
Current Research
Research areas include adaptation and intertextuality, creative writing, and gender in media, among other interests. Dr. MacDonald supervised my dissertation, on adaptation theory and portrayals of gender and violence in drama TV series, in which I called for better representation of women on screen.
Philosophy of Teaching
My philosophy of teaching is student-centered and takes a whole-person approach, which means I care about helping you grow as a student and also as a person (think of me as a 'coach' or a 'mentor'), and I often engage students through the arts.
Hobby
I enjoy creative writing, especially plays and poems.
Michael MacDonald - Course Author
Faculty Profile
To learn more about Dr. MacDonald, click here to visit his profile on the English Department website.
Educational Background
PhD, University of California at Berkeley
MA, University of California at Berkeley
MA, University of British Columbia
BA, University of British Columbia
Current Research
Research interests include the history and theory of rhetoric, rhetoric and philosophy, and media studies. I recently completed a large editorial project, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies (1200 pages), which includes 60 chapters that trace the evolution of rhetoric across disciplines from Greek antiquity to the present day.
Philosophy of Teaching
My philosophy of teaching emphasizes the close reading of primary texts and takes an interdisciplinary approach to rhetoric that encourages students to draw their own connections between rhetoric and other fields in the sciences and humanities.
Hobbies/Interests/Sports
When not involved in research, I enjoy exercising, cooking, playing the drums, and composing music.
Family/Children/Travel
I am married, and often travel to my wife's home city of Chicago, where I also taught for a number of years (at the University of Illinois at Chicago). I enjoy traveling to Europe for conferences and lectures, and I taught for a semester at the American University of Paris
Grade Breakdown
The following table represents the grade breakdown of this course.
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Activities and Assignments |
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Introduce Yourself |
ungraded |
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Weekly Reading Responses |
30% |
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Essay |
30% |
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Final Examination |
40% |
Textbooks
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