RHETORIC OF THE AMERICAN COUNTERCULTURE   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

COMMRC 1116 - RHETORIC OF THE AMERICAN COUNTERCULTURE


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is concerned with social protest and the modern conception of the outsider, people and groups who choose to separate themselves, or are unwillingly separated, philosophically and ideologically from the society within which they live. One of the most recognizable examples of living the life of the outsider was embodied in the beat generation of the 1940's and 1950's, who embraced self-indulgence as well as literary themes of disenchantment and disengagement. A second example is the counterculture of the 1960's, the hippie generation, who tended to express themselves more in mass countercultural themes like student anti-war activism, popular, socially activist music, and film. Requirements include: discussion participation, 3 short papers (3 pages), 3 longer papers (8 pages), and one class presentation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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