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PWR 2JU

Writing & Rhetoric 2: Haunted: Rhetoric of Ghosts

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme ghosts and the various interpretation of the word. We will look at the how the past operates in the present and how historical events and social shifts shape our understanding of the world. We'll consider the blurred boundary between life and death and also between reality and imagination. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ju. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26405
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:250-201
INSTRUCTOR:
Schulte, Julia
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 27900
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:250-201
INSTRUCTOR:
Schulte, Julia
4units

PWR 2JU: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Haunted: Rhetoric of Ghosts

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course takes as its theme ghosts and the various interpretation of the word. We will look at the how the past operates in the present and how historical events and social shifts shape our understanding of the world. We'll consider the blurred boundary between life and death and also between reality and imagination. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2ju. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 250-201 — Schulte, Julia (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 250-201 — Schulte, Julia (Undergrad)

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