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Apr 18, 2024
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COMS 8330 - Feminist Rhetorical Theory
This course will begin with an examination of what it means to ‘write women into the history of rhetoric’. This examination will provide the backdrop for an initial historiographical approach to women’s contributions to rhetorical theory. Beyond this initial focus, the course will examine recent developments in feminist theory that impinge on or work from an understanding of rhetoric. As such, the course cuts across both historical and theoretical boundaries mapping the space for a feminist rhetoric.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Define and explain differences between feminist waves, especially in reference to 2nd and 3rd wave feminism.
- Define and explain poststructural feminism and differentiate from standpoint theory.
- Define and explain what is meant by “feminisms.”
- Demonstrate an ability to critically assess strengths and weaknesses of different feminist theoretical positions.
- Distinguish between and among rhetorical feminists, such as Kramerae, hooks, Starhawk, Daly, Minh Ha.
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