Middlebury

WRPR 0205

Race, Rhetoric, and Protest

Race, Rhetoric, and Protest
In this course we will study the theoretical and rhetorical underpinnings of racial protest in America. We will begin by studying movements from the 1950s and 1960s, moving from bus boycotts to Black Power protests, and will build to analyzing recent protests in Ferguson, Dallas, and New York. Readings will include texts from Charles E. Morris III, Aja Martinez, Shon Meckfessel, Gwendolyn Pough, and various articles and op-eds. Students will write analyses of historical and contemporary protest, op-eds about the local culture, and syntheses on the course readings. 3 hrs. Lect
Subject:
Writing and Rhetoric Program
Department:
Writing and Rhetoric Program
Division:
Interdisciplinary
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR CW SOC
Equivalent Courses:
GSFS 0205

Sections in Fall 2020

Fall 2020

WRPR0205A-F20 Lecture (Sanchez)
WRPR0205Y-F20 Discussion (Sanchez)
WRPR0205Z-F20 Discussion (Sanchez)