COM ARTS 402
The role and function of information processing in human communication behavior.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The role and function of information processing in human communication behavior.
Rhetorical character of religious controversy and sectarian persuasion in Western religion.
The transnational movement of people, goods, and discourses blurs the boundaries between the local and global, making intercultural communication and rhetoric essential to our personal and public lives. We explore how rhetoric and communication function between and across cultures and examine how culture, history, and power constitute our cultural identities, our modes of communication, and …
Public discourse as it affects and reflects the process of dynamic social change. Historical and contemporary instances of rhetorical processes.
Significant speeches from throughout history, generally from the United States. Speakers studied include Pericles, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Emma Watson, John F. Kennedy, Barbara Jordan, Nelson Mandela.
A theory-based examination of the role of communication in attitude formation and planned social change. Analysis and creation of persuasive messages.
An introduction to social science research methods and statistical analyses applicable to the study of communication research and mass media effects.
An introduction to the study of rhetoric in politics and culture. Explores the interrelationship of theory, criticism, and practice. Students gain an understanding of rhetoric as a social force emerging from political and cultural contexts and as an influence on those contexts.
Examines how personal relationships unfold in online communication contexts (social network sites, online dating, video games). Topics include impression formation and management, deception and trust, self-perception and identity, social support and relationship maintenance.
Investigate the ways in which individuals use, create, and respond to media content in the context of increasingly blurred boundaries between “mass” and “interpersonal” media. We will consider social scientific theories and research on a wide array of topics, including media uses and effects with regard to social connection, learning, judgments, perceptions, stereotypes, violence, consumption, …