Visual Rhetoric

Summer 2021 > Humanities & Social Sciences > ENGL.3920 > 061

Course No: ENGL.3920-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1768; SIS Term: 3040
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of visual communication. Students will explore what scholars mean by terms such as visual rhetoric and visual literacy in order to think concretely about how these concepts apply to the communication practices they will engage in their academic, professional, and everyday life. Special attention will be paid to the ways in which visual representations communicate culturally-specific meanings about race, gender, class, sexuality, age, nationality, and difference. Assignments include contributions to a course blog, rhetorical analyses of visual texts, design modules, and a multimodal project.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Core Codes: AH, AIL, FLST, GNST
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Jenna Vinson
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2021 Summer: May 17 to Jul 25
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1140
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: B.A. in English

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