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PWR 2KSC

Writing & Rhetoric 2: Researching the Politics of Pleasure, Love and Joy

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course, we will ask all kinds of questions about joy, pleasure, and love. We will engage with writing and the arts to enter into the conversation about what pleasure is, how joy and love function in us and in the systems we live within, and where we might locate resistance. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ksc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26367
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:160-123
INSTRUCTOR:
Savelson, Kim
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 26369
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:160-123
INSTRUCTOR:
Savelson, Kim
4units

PWR 2KSC: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Researching the Politics of Pleasure, Love and Joy

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. In this course, we will ask all kinds of questions about joy, pleasure, and love. We will engage with writing and the arts to enter into the conversation about what pleasure is, how joy and love function in us and in the systems we live within, and where we might locate resistance. A full course description can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ksc For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 160-123 — Savelson, Kim (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-123 — Savelson, Kim (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-125 — Savelson, Kim (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 160-125 — Savelson, Kim (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-125 — Savelson, Kim (Undergrad)

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