Credits: English
Meeting times in Spring 2023 (subject to change): MW 3:50-5:35 PM
Faculty leaders: Shawn Bowers and Heidi Giffin
OPEN PROGRAM

*all itinerary items are subject to change*

Where better to study the art of rhetoric than Greece?! This course will explore Ancient Greece (the writings, myths, speeches) to better understand the art of persuasion and the undeniably distinct relationships between place, audience, time, and context. We hope you'll join us as we travel across the globe and back in time!

This course will explore the relationship between the art of rhetoric (which some argue is really the art of persuasion), truth, and democracy of Ancient Greece. We’ll study ancient writings (debates, sacred texts, famous speeches, and more) to better understand how arguments are crafted and the distinct relationship that exists in the rhetorical situation (place, time, context, audience). Here are some critical questions we will be asking throughout our course and travels:
How do certain places, and our observations of them, change our identity and how we see ourselves as global citizens?
Why is rhetoric important? How is it woven into cultural identity of place? What role does it play in democracy?
What does global citizenship look like in my daily life?

Hopeful itinerary highlights include:
- The Greek Islands!
- Ancient temples built to honor the Gods!
- The Oracle at Delphi!
- You haven't lived until you've eaten loukoumades. Trust us!

WHY SHOULD A STUDENT JOIN THIS COURSE?
To step foot in living history. To see where biblical context and ancient Greek myths quite literally meet in the same place. To see the birthplace of democracy, to explore how place and identity are interwoven.

All Open Courses are available to all majors. This course may be of particular interest to: English, History, Religion, Political Science, Art & Design majors.