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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ISHR Twenty-Fifth Biennial Conference

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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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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.

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Symposium on the History of Rhetoric: a Tribute to Marc van der Poel (1957-2022)

Radboud University Nijmegen, Huize Heyendaal, Faculty Club, Marijnenkamer

July 22 - 25, 2025

ISHR 2025 Conference

Theme: The idea of humanity in the history of rhetoric.

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 December 2024 
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