ENC 3021-0003 Summer 2024 - Kronforst

ENC 3021 is one of three core courses for the Editing, Writing, and Media (EWM) major, and as such, the course works to provide a foundation for the major. Studying the history of rhetoric provides students with foundational rhetorical principles and building blocks, crucial for writers, editors, and evolving scholars.

Although we will start in Egypt and with African rhetoric, we will trace many different rhetorics across the world throughout distinct eras to emphasize and appreciate the differences in rhetorical knowledge and meaning making processes. During our exploration, we will study non-Western knowledge, histories, and identities while reminding ourselves of our ever-present, Western upbringing and preferences. We will also consider how visual methods of delivery factor into and evolve meaning making processes. Although you may not have had experience with visual rhetoric in previous courses, this class will encourage you to expand your understanding and appreciation of rhetoric to include visual modes of delivery, interpretation, and understanding. Lastly, we will frequently (re)define rhetoric and its intersection with concepts like epistemology, truth, belief, identity, social interaction, and social justice.