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
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or ENGFLM 0210 or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)

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