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PWR 1PT

Writing & Rhetoric 1: Who Speaks for the Past: The Rhetoric of Public Memory

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. Public memory (markers and celebrations of history in public venues) has been expanded and revised to be more inclusive, democratic, and accurate. In this course we discuss many forms of public memory that contribute to narratives about the past. We'll consider arguments for and against rewriting public history. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1pt For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

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Sections

2 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 27879
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Tokofsky, Peter
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 27880
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Tokofsky, Peter
4units

PWR 1PT: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Who Speaks for the Past: The Rhetoric of Public Memory

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. Public memory (markers and celebrations of history in public venues) has been expanded and revised to be more inclusive, democratic, and accurate. In this course we discuss many forms of public memory that contribute to narratives about the past. We'll consider arguments for and against rewriting public history. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1pt For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 250-201 — Tokofsky, Peter (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 250-201 — Tokofsky, Peter (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 160-332 — Tokofsky, Peter (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-332 — Tokofsky, Peter (Undergrad)

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