University of Portland Bulletin 2022-2023

CST 401 Political Rhetoric

Students study American political culture using a rhetorical lens. They analyze the rhetorical strategies used in political messages, that create, maintain, and denigrate our political institutions. Students gain an appreciation and understanding how humans use symbols and how the symbols that humans create use them. They can see how political rhetoric can liberate us and confine us.

Cross Listed Courses

CST 501
  • Up one level
  • 400