Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern

Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory. Course was previously offered as CTL 177. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1.