Author Archives: Dr. Hazel Elif Guler

Due by the class period on Friday, September 9 On Friday, we’ll start considering historical examples of discourses on various public issues in various global contexts. We’ll also consider your selections in relation to the texts we have reconsidered this week … Continue reading →

Due by the class period on Friday, September 2 For our meeting on Friday, create a new post in your own Course Blog which presents your own example of discourses from the presidential race (in the form of a speech or another … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, August 31, we will consider another speech from the different sides of the 2016 US presidential race. This time, we’ll look at the rhetoric of Paul Ryan’s RNC speech through the lens of narrative criticism. Watch the speech, … Continue reading →

Due by the class period on Monday, August 29 *Please follow the in-class instructions to create your own Course Blog. You will find the writing prompts for each blogging assignment in this blog. Follow the guidelines for each to make … Continue reading →

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZNWYqDU948[/youtube] On Friday, August 26, we will consider the ways in which First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention tackles with issues of national and global significance. This will be one of the several speeches from … Continue reading →

Welcome to the course blog for Rhetoric and Public Culture: Presidential Debates in a Global Theater! This blog will serve as a medium for us to communicate about our course, which will provide you with the rhetorical tools essential for global … Continue reading →