SPCH 3009

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture (formerly SPCH 2009) Students will discover how, from the inception of democracy to modern times, society has been shaped and influenced by oratory and rhetoric. Drawing on the components of the art of rhetoric, and using classical, literary, and political examples, the course will investigate and analyse the speaking styles of great speakers and their speeches, and their effects on the values, beliefs, and identities of cultures and societies.