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PWR 1CWA

Writing & Rhetoric 1: Ban that Book! Rhetorics of Free Speech and Censorship

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course explores free speech and how it ties into the practice of book banning. We will explore the rhetoric and consequences of book bans, their banned books and authors, and arguments around freedom of speech and censorship that often surround them. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1cwa. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

2 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 24324
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-125
INSTRUCTOR:
Wright, Cassie
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 24325
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-125
INSTRUCTOR:
Wright, Cassie
4units

PWR 1CWA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Ban that Book! Rhetorics of Free Speech and Censorship

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This course explores free speech and how it ties into the practice of book banning. We will explore the rhetoric and consequences of book bans, their banned books and authors, and arguments around freedom of speech and censorship that often surround them. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1cwa. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-125 — Wright, Cassie (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-125 — Wright, Cassie (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — Wright, Cassie (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — Wright, Cassie (Undergrad)

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