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PWR 1NK

Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Childhood

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. In this class, we will explore the ways that people write and speak about childhood, and how these rhetorics of childhood shape our world. We will ask, how does the way we talk about children--and about childhood--influence our lives? Our politics? Our world? A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nk. For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

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2 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 24320
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-314
INSTRUCTOR:
Kassner, Nora
4units

PWR 1NK: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Rhetorics of Childhood

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. In this class, we will explore the ways that people write and speak about childhood, and how these rhetorics of childhood shape our world. We will ask, how does the way we talk about children--and about childhood--influence our lives? Our politics? Our world? A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nk. 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 — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-314 — Kassner, Nora (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-330 — Kassner, Nora (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-328 — Kassner, Nora (Undergrad)

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