Communication Arts and Religious Studies 374
Intensive Short Course

8:55 - 11:35; Monday - Thursday in 2167 Grainger; June 13, 2011 - July 10, 2011.
Professor Robert Howard
rgh@rghoward.com
http://rghoward.com/
6144 Vilas Communication Hall
OH: By Appointment

Schedule

Take Home Test

Course Objectives:

(1) to gain a sense of the breadth and impact of classical rhetorical theory on Western religious thought; (2) to establish a general model of the historical progression of Western rhetorical traditions; (3) to explore the diversity of rhetorical analysis; (4) and to apply those analytical methods to specific examples of contemporary religious expression.
Grading and Assignments:

Grading Scale in Percents of Total Possible Earned Points

A : 100 - 93%
AB: 92 - 88%
B: 87 - 83%
BC: 82 - 78%
C: 77 - 70%
D: 69-60%
F: below 60%

Individual Assignments with Weights

Undergraduate Students

30%: attendance and discussion participation (includng periodic quizzes)
35%: examination
35%: take home essay
The paper must be 2 - 4 pages/500 - 1000 words.
The topic must be a response to a question handed out at the completion of the exam.
The paper must be emailed to rgh@rghoward.com by the due date via email attachment in pdf., .rtf, .or .doc format.
Graduate Students
30% attendance and discussion participation (including periodic quizzes)
70% seminar length paper
The paper must be 20 -30 pages/6,000 - 10,000 words.
The topic must be approved by the instructor in face-to-face or email correspondence.
The paper must be emailed to rgh@rghoward.com by the due date via email attachment in pdf., .rtf, .or .doc format.

Required Texts:

Conley, Tom. 1994. Rhetoric in the European Tradition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Howard, Robert Glenn. 2011. Digital Jesus: The Making of a New Christian Fundamentalist Community on the Internet. New York: New York University Press.
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Online Course Readings
(Available online through links on the schedule page.)

 

 

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