Join ISHR
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.
more information
Podcasts & Videos
Peer-reviewed scholarly monographs in the history of rhetoric in its broadest sense.
more information
Biennial Conference
The Biennial Conference of ISHR brings together several hundred specialists in the history of rhetoric from around thirty countries.
more information
Rhetorica
The journal publishes articles, book reviews, and bibliographies that examine the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages.
more information
Welcome
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.
10/11/2023
ISHR mail ... Colloquium for Ancient Rhetoric
The Colloquium for Ancient Rhetoric was co-founded a few years back by Professor Irene Peirano Garrison (Harvard), Dr. Laura Viidebaum (NYU), and Dr. Niek Janssen (Amherst College). They have created a space in which scholars of ancient rhetoric can present work-in-progress, receive one-on-one critical and supportive engagement from fellow experts, and then hear from the other experts on the line.