ISHR Twenty-Sixth Biennial Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
August 3-6 2027
The 2027 conference theme is:
The time 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.
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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