ISHR Twenty-Fifth Biennial Conference
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22-25, 2025
The Twenty-Fifth Biennial Conference of the
International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR)
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22-25, 2025
The 2025 conference theme is:
The idea of humanity in the history of rhetoric.
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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.
08/16/2024
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.
08/15/2024
ISHR - Winner of the 2024 Rhetorica Prize
The Rhetorica prize committee is pleased to report that the winner of the 2024 prize for the best article published in Rhetorica is Michael R. Kearney, “Melanchthon's Didactic Genre and the Rhetoric of Reformation,” Rhetorica 40.1 (Winter, 2022): 23–42. The winner was chosen from among the twenty-four articles published in Rhetorica 39.3–41.1.
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October 15, 2024
Deadline for 2025 ISHR Conference Paper/Panel Submissions
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22 - 25, 2025
ISHR 2025 Conference
Theme: The idea of humanity in the history of rhetoric.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
