COMS 8390 - Topics in the Philosophy of Communication: Rhetoric and Public Culture

Study of particular philosophical traditions (e.g., post structuralism, pragmatism, the Frankfurt School, analytic philosophy, Marxism), philosophers (e.g., Burke, Levinas, Foucault, Dewey, Habermas, Giddens, Marx, Wittgenstein), and/or topics of interest to faculty and students not covered by regular classes (e.g., visual communication; humor; privacy; surveillance; the rhetoric of law; civil society and discourse; the rhetoric of terrorism; narrative, rhetoric, space, and place; political communication; and cultural studies). Topics will vary and the course may be repeated three times as topics rotate.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar

Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I