COMM 1106

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COMM 1106
FWS: Manufacturing Need: Writing About the Power of Advertising

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

From Dove soap ads to Budweiser's famous Super Bowl commercials, companies vie for our attention in order to persuade us to buy their products. But what exactly are they selling us? This course will explore the ways in which print and video advertisements craft stories that capitalize on our best intentions and deepest anxieties. By identifying design elements such as use of color, lighting, spatial arrangement, music, and dialogue, students will assess and critique how visual ads make persuasive arguments that often work against our better judgment. We will then consider ads that harness this power to deliver positive messages through PSAs and advocacy advertising. Assignments will include rhetorical and critical analysis papers, creative briefs for a mock marketing campaign, and a video essay.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18198 COMM 1106   SEM 101

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    • TR

    • Guruianu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.