2. CONTEMPORARY RHETORICAL THEORY Beth S. Bennett, Ph.D. Communication Studies The University of Alabama July 2000

3. THE RHETORICAL TRADITION n Classical Rhetorical Theory n Medieval Rhetoric n Renaissance Rhetoric n Modern Rhetorical Theory

4. Sophists Aristotle Plato Cicero Isocrates Quintilian Classical Rhetorical Theory

5. Medieval Rhetoric n Traditional Rhetoric n Scholasticism n New Rhetorical Arts

6. Renaissance Rhetoric n Neo-classical n Ramistic Rhetoric n Humanism n Dialectical Inquiry

7. Modern Rhetorical Theory n Epistemological Inquiry n Faculty Psychology n Elocution n Belle Lettres

8. CONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARY Traditional Disciplinary Boundaries Defining Text and Context Epistemological Grounds The Social Role of Rhetoric FOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONS

9. CHALLENGES FOR RHETORIC Ethical Issues Communication Literacy Technological Advances and Constraints Power and Control Issues

10. RHETORICAL THEORY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY