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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.
10/27/2025
Position in the history of rhetoric (Enlightenment/modern era) at Mount Saint Vincent University
10/27/2025
Portuguese Society of Rhetoric and the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies of the University of Coimbra Call for Papers
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.
10/03/2025
ISHR Announcement: Royal Holloway Online Lecture Series
We are pleased to announce an online lecture series on Greek and Roman oratory and rhetoric, titled ‘Building Bridges: Exploring Graeco-Roman Oratory and Rhetoric from a Cross-cultural Perspective’, which will run from October 2025 to July 2026.

