PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course will consider, through a rhetorical lens, how "natural" is understood and/or modified: how it interfaces with social norms and other notions like safety and authenticity, and how the varying rhetorical strategies and situations at hand animate different negotiations of power. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2rl For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1
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 will consider, through a rhetorical lens, how "natural" is understood and/or modified: how it interfaces with social norms and other notions like safety and authenticity, and how the varying rhetorical strategies and situations at hand animate different negotiations of power. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2rl For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/ Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1
Offered in Spring 2026 at Stanford University.