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PWR 2SM

Writing & Rhetoric 2: Dirty Pretty Things: The Rhetoric of Objects and Objectification

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. This course will use a rhetorical lens to study global contexts and conversations around objects and objectification-- from the relationships shared by cultures, objects, and people to the ways human beings have been objectified, such as through colonialism, enslavement, sex-trafficking, and organ trade. For video and description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sm. For PWR 2 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 24943
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:250-108
INSTRUCTOR:
Mediratta, Sangeeta
4units

PWR 2SM: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Dirty Pretty Things: The Rhetoric of Objects and Objectification

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. This course will use a rhetorical lens to study global contexts and conversations around objects and objectification-- from the relationships shared by cultures, objects, and people to the ways human beings have been objectified, such as through colonialism, enslavement, sex-trafficking, and organ trade. For video and description visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sm. For PWR 2 catalog see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 250-108 — Mediratta, Sangeeta (Undergrad)

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