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PWR 2LS

Writing & Rhetoric 2: Writing About Comics

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. Comics make powerful arguments about our world, our identities, and real-life problems. In this class, you will learn to "read" images, the same way you already interpret memes, social media, and visual culture. For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ls For the full PWR 2 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 27437
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-125
INSTRUCTOR:
Swan, Lisa
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 25061
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-125
INSTRUCTOR:
Swan, Lisa
4units

PWR 2LS: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Writing About Comics

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. Comics make powerful arguments about our world, our identities, and real-life problems. In this class, you will learn to "read" images, the same way you already interpret memes, social media, and visual culture. For full course description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ls For the full PWR 2 catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2 Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

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

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