ISHR Twenty-Fifth Biennial Conference
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22-25, 2025
The Twenty-Fifth Biennial Conference of the
International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR)
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22-25, 2025
The 2025 conference theme is:
The idea of humanity in the history of rhetoric.
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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.
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Radboud University Nijmegen, Huize Heyendaal, Faculty Club, Marijnenkamer
Friday 10 January 2025
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January 10, 2025
9:50AM - 7:00PM CEST
Symposium on the History of Rhetoric: a Tribute to Marc van der Poel (1957-2022)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Huize Heyendaal, Faculty Club, Marijnenkamer
July 22 - 25, 2025
ISHR 2025 Conference
Theme: The idea of humanity in the history of rhetoric.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
