Instructors: Univ. Prof. Dr. Winfried Herget
Event type: Lecture
Displayed in timetable as: 05.866.314
Hours per week: 2
Language of instruction: Englisch
Min. | Max. participants: - | -
Requirements / organisational issues: Concerns B.A.-students - PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE LECTURE AND NOT Prof. Herget's CULTURAL STUDIES IV COURSE (211): You can either attend Prof. Herget's lecture OR his Cultural Studies IV THIS semester. DO NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH of Prof. Herget's classes this semester! Acting upon each other through language: American Political Rhetoric The lecture course will discuss significant developments and specimens of the ways and means by which Americans are persuaded to support collective purposes and actions. Traditional rhetorical strategies such as appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos will be considered as well as how the values, attitudes, and, beliefs change or persist. A major focus will be on presidential rhetoric and on the role of the media.
