ENGL 380

Spring 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 6

Topics in Writing Studies

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Credit: 3 hours.

Advanced-level work in the field of Writing Studies. Building upon a traditional disciplinary understanding of writing as rhetoric, this course invites students to call upon sociological, anthropological, and/or ideological approaches to the study of writing in order to understand the myriad ways that writing makes meaning(s). See Class Schedule for topics.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

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ENGL 380 class schedule data for spring 2020
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	59085	Lecture-Discussion	D	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	149 English Building	McDuffie, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Section Title: Rhetorics of Social Media Section Info: Rhetorics of Social Media. In this course, students will explore the rhetoric and writing practices of social media users, with a particular focus on social justice activism. The class will draw upon rhetorical theory, cultural studies, and digital writing studies to analyze a variety of social networking platforms and interrogate effective and problematic texts for their implications for access and equity. Issues under examination will range from the hashtagging practices of social justice movements to the interface restrictions of social networks and more. The work in this course will include active engagement in assigned readings, class discussion, individual assignments, and group work demonstrating application of the course material to current social media texts