COMM 428: The Rhetoric of Rock Music

Course Description

The course examines the history and rhetorical features of rock music. Rhetoric is concerned with how communicators adapt messages to audiences in a cultural context. When dealing with rock music, who is/are the communicator(s)?  What is/are the audience(s)?  Is the music a product of a cultural context or does it create that context?  Prerequisite or Co-requisite: COMM 219Q1 or 219 or instructor consent.