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Founded at Zurich on 30 June 1977, The International Society for the History of Rhetoric includes members from thirty countries, and holds biennial congresses in Europe and North America.
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Peer-reviewed scholarly monographs in the history of rhetoric in its broadest sense.
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Biennial Conference
The Biennial Conference of ISHR brings together several hundred specialists in the history of rhetoric from around thirty countries.
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Rhetorica
The journal publishes articles, book reviews, and bibliographies that examine the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages.
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The International Society for the History of Rhetoric promotes the study of both the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages and the relationship of rhetoric to poetics, literary theory and criticism, philosophy, politics, religion, law and other aspects of the cultural context.
04/17/2024
Announcing the Detailed Theme for 2025 ISHR Conference in Copenhagen
As you may have noticed, ISHR soon will return its biennial conference to odd years: the meeting after Vancouver will be in 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This tight turnaround requires careful sequencing on the part of the organizers, especially current Vice President of ISHR, Dr. Hanne Roer. Please click the title above to view the 2025 Call for Papers.
02/08/2024
ISHR 2023 Research Grants Recipients
10/10/2023
Professor Peter Mack FBA (1955-2023) and Professor John O Ward (1940-2023)
ISHR mourns the sudden passing of former Rhetorica editor and friend to many in the Society Peter Mack, on Thursday October 5, 2023
Upcoming Events view all events
July 23 - 26, 2024
ISHR Twenty-Fourth Biennial Conference
Continuity and Change in the History of Rhetoric
University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University