Digital Rhetorics
Rhetoric and Communications · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Fall Or Winter, Every Year
RHET-4152 prerequisites
We couldn't read this course's prerequisites into a chain. The wording is under “Requisite courses” below.
Where RHET-4152 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
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Description
This course introduces students to the basic themes, issues, and intellectual debates in the study of digital rhetorics. It provides a critical perspective on what it means to live in a digitally mediated world. To this end, the course seeks to answer the following questions: How should we define media? What separates new media from old? What is the relationship of media to culture and society? What role does digital rhetoric play in a modern democracy? Students explore a variety of perspectives for considering digital rhetorics, including language, ethics, power, and identity.
Requisite courses
Completion of 42 credit hours [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3152.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.