ISHR Twenty-Sixth Biennial Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
July 27–30, 2027
The 2027 conference theme is:
The time of rhetoric.
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Welcome
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.
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.
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.
08/21/2025
Announcement conference Romancing Rhetoric: Imperial Fiction and Late-Antique Rhetorical Theories and Practices
We are delighted to share the programme of the conference, which will take place in De Krook, Miriam Makebaplein 1, Ghent, On Thursday 25 – Friday 26 September 2025.
