Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory. Course was previously offered as CTL 177. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 2
Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory. Course was previously offered as CTL 177. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Offered in Autumn 2026, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.