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PWR 1MA

Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Power of Words: Rhetoric of Social and Technological Changes

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 takes as its theme social change and how the dominant rhetoric about a particular issue shapes our understanding and how that rhetoric could change dramatically and enable new understandings and alternative solutions. A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ma For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26354
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Anwar, Mutallip
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 26356
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Anwar, Mutallip
4units

PWR 1MA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Power of Words: Rhetoric of Social and Technological Changes

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 takes as its theme social change and how the dominant rhetoric about a particular issue shapes our understanding and how that rhetoric could change dramatically and enable new understandings and alternative solutions. A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1ma For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-332 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-332 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)

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