ISHR Twenty-Fourth Biennial Conference
University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University
July 23-26, 2024
The Twenty-Fourth Biennial Conference of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR)
University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada
July 23-26, 2024
The 2024 conference theme is:
Continuity and Change in the History of Rhetoric
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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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Fellowships & Awards
The ISHR Book Award
The Rhetorica Award for Best Article
Annual Research Fellowships
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The Rhetorica Award for Best Article
Annual Research Fellowships
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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.
