AFRICAN AMERICAN RHETORIC   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

COMMRC 1115 - AFRICAN AMERICAN RHETORIC


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The purposes of this course are; a historical-critical re view of scholarship in African American rhetoric; and a theoretical-conceptual framework for the study of African American rhetoric. This course places considerable emphasis on the African roots of African American rhetoric, but the ultimate concern is with African Americans' behavior. The course covers consequences of African and European inter actions in America, factors that forged the distinctive aspects of African American rhetoric. The effects of culture, racism, colonialism, and social class on communication.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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