The communication discipline began as the study of rhetoric, and some of the courses in this area explore rhetorical theory. Other courses in this concentration include both rhetorical criticism and modern critical theories of communication.
Faculty
The faculty listed below emphasize this area of study in their teaching and research, though most have additional areas of expertise. This list is not exhaustive, as many University of Washington faculty outside the Department of Communication also teach courses and conduct research in this area.
Ceccarelli | McGarrity |
Harold | Nishime |
Joseph | Gonzalez |
Courses
Graduate students who wish to learn more about rhetoric and critical/cultural studies can enroll in the Department of Communication courses listed below. Students also typically enroll in other courses within and outside the Department, and students are welcome to develop programs of study that combine different area emphases.
Students may be particularly interested in coursework from faculty in the English department who list rhetorical theory as an area of interest.
COM 512 | Critical, Social, and Practice-Based Approaches |
COM 514 | Critical Discourse Analysis |
COM 515 | Rhetorical Criticism |
COM 516 | Descriptive and Analytic Comm Research Methods |
COM 530 | Phil Issues in Rhetorical and Comm Theory |
COM 531 | Rhetoric in Society |
COM 532 | Classical Rhetoric |
COM 534 | Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric |
COM 535 | Critical Theory Applications in Comm |
COM 538 | Theories and Criticism of Comm Technology |
COM 540 | The Rhetoric of Science |
COM 563 | Black Cultural Studies |
COM 566 | Discourse and Sex/uality |
COM 567 | Ethnicity, Gender, and Comm |