2024-2025 Catalog

ENG-395 Rhetoric and Memoir

This course examines the rhetoric of memoirs written primarily by international figures who seek to use personal stories to shape readers perspectives on political issues. After a brief introduction to rhetorical theory and to the genre of memoir, this course will examine contemporary memoirs that address such issues as racism, sexism, religious extremism, war, and genocide.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Student has completed any of the following course(s) WRI 102 - First-Year Writing II, WRI H103 - Honors Advanced First-Year Writing

Offered

Ocasionally