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09/01/2026

ISHR 2026 Research Grant Recipients

I am pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ISHR Research Grants. Congratulations to all recipients for winning this prestigious award and for their contributions to the study of the history of rhetoric.

03/12/2026

ISHR In memoriam notice for Jeffrey Walker

With great sadness, the International Society for the History of Rhetoric acknowledges the death of long-time ISHR member Dr. Jeffrey Walker, Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric at the University of Texas at Austin, on February 28, 2026.

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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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