SoC First Year Seminar: Interdisciplinary Topics in Communication Arts & Sciences (101-0-3)
Topic
Rhetoric/Dramatic: Divergent Responses to Crisis
Instructors
Rick A Incorvati
Erik Steven Gernand
Meeting Info
Lunt Hall 104: Wed 3:00PM - 4:20PM
Overview of class
The seminar will examine specific crises and the ways communicators have responded to them through both dramatic storytelling and rhetorical argument. For example, if the crisis at hand were "the rise of authoritarianism" we might assign a screening of Charlie Chaplin's 1939 film "The Great Dictator" alongside examples of political rhetoric that signaled the country's shift from isolationist to interventionist responses to European fascism. In addition to discussion of the assigned texts and screenings, students will be expected to generate their own responses to crisis within both forms, for example by writing a short screenplay or film synopsis, and by crafting an op-ed that navigates the conventions of media outlets.
Registration Requirements
Enrollment is restricted to SoC undergraduate first year students.
Learning Objectives
1.To deepen understanding about, and encourage enthusiasm for, research related to diversity. 2.To learn about how scholars from different disciplines examine scientific questions, including the varied methods they use in the process. 3.To engage with scholars from across SoC, including through thoughtful in-class questions and discussion. 4.To consider the many different aspects of the field for communication could be examined and understood and even what cross-disciplinary collaboration might look like.
Class Attributes
SOC First-Year Seminar