10/27/2025

Portuguese Society of Rhetoric and the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies of the University of Coimbra Call for Papers

Dear ISHR Members: 

The Portuguese Society of Rhetoric and the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies of the University of Coimbra are opening a call for proposals for the conference that will take place on July 2 and 3, 2026, at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Coimbra about the Rhetoric of Silence: Places of Comfort, Resistance and Violence. 

Proposals concerning any of the following topics, as well as any others deemed pertinent, are welcome:

• History of Rhetoric
• Rhetoric of History
• Rhetoric and Gender Studies
• Rhetoric and Discourse Analysis
• Rhetoric and Argumentation
• Rhetoric and Advertising
• Rhetoric and Music
• Rhetoric and Philosophy
• Rhetoric and Humour
• Rhetoric and Literature
• Rhetoric and Politics
• Rhetoric and AI
• Rhetoric and Translation
• Rhetoric, Aesthetics, and Art

Those interested should submit their proposals by November 21, 2025. Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee, which will announce the accepted proposals starting from January 5, 2025. Each lecture should have a maximum length of 20 minutes, and may be delivered in Portuguese or one of the following languages: Spanish, French, Italian, English, and German. The conference will be strictly in person. For information on registration fees, please visit the following webpage. All correspondence relating to the conference should be sent exclusively to the following email address: spr.jornadas@gmail.com