ENGL 584

Fall 2014 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

Topics Discourse and Writing

Credit: 4 hours.

Focuses on the modes of inquiry central to writing research. The course topic will vary each term and may address such issues as cognitive research and writing, ethnographic research and writing, and discourse analysis and writing.

Same as CI 569. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in writing studies or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 584 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39504	Lecture-Discussion	T	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	English Building	Baron, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Section Title: Rhetoric of the Law Section Info: Topic Section T: Seminar in the Rhetoric of the Law Test Case: In District of Columbia v. Heller (554 U.S. 570 [2008]), the nine highly-educated Supreme Court justices, who spend their entire professional lives dissecting the meaning of language, came to two completely opposite interpretations of a single 27-word sentence, the Second Amendment (the one about the right to bear arms). How the case was argued in the lower courts, in the Supreme Court, in the media, and in the scholarly legal literature, offers a highly-visible, and still controversial, example of legal rhetoric at work. After looking at Heller, we?ll consider other other important aspects of language, rhetoric, and law, centering on the First Amendment (from the Alien and Sedition Acts to George Carlin?s "7 Dirty Words You Can?t Say on TV" to the USA Patriot Act); and the right to privacy (from the telegraph and telephone to the digital age); and the communication rights and limitations of teachers and students, employers and employees, reviewers and the reviewed (minority language rights, limits on expression, SLAPP suits?Selective Lawsuits against Public Participation). We'll consider the impact of digital technologies on intellectual property concerns (Digital Rights Management, wrap contracts, piracy and copyright infringement). Finally, we'll consider some topics in forensic linguistics, including the rhetoric of arrest (there are 400+ variants of the Miranda warning), interrogation, and testimony. Readings?all of them available online?include legislation, court cases, and analyses of various language and law issues. Students will write a seminar paper and do a class presentation on an issue of their choice. For further information, email me at debaron@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.