Rhetoric of Science

This course examines the ways in which scientific activity may be understood as rhetorical, from how scientific objects are created, to how scientists argue, to how scientific information is communicated to and/or used by different non-scientific audiences (e.g. consumers, activists, politicians). Students will develop their understanding of scientific and rhetorical inquiry, analyzing a range of science-inflected public controversies, including climate change, environmental hazards, and human health.