Welcome to the website of the Rhetoric Society of America
RSA is the umbrella organization for scholars and teachers in every discipline who are interested in rhetoric, the art of effective communication.
RSA defines rhetoric quite broadly as the study of rhetorical theories, praxes, criticism, and pedagogies that help us to understand (1) how discourses construct our perceptions of the world around us, including people, texts, institutions, and cultures, (2) how we may employ rhetorical theories and tactics to facilitate critical thinking as we analyze the world around us via reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and (3) how rhetorical theories and tactics may help us compose our own texts in ways that persuade our audiences to agree or, at least, to give us a fair hearing.
News
ACLS E-book collection available to RSA members
Membership in RSA enables members to acquire access to a growing collection of e-books that will encompass essential texts in the Humanities. This collection is being developed and maintained by the American Council of Learned Societies.
Spaces of (Dis)location: Call for Papers
The College of Arts, University of Glasgow, is excited to announce Spaces of (Dis)location, a two-day multidisciplinary graduate conference taking place on 24th – 25th May 2012.
ISHR - Call for Papers 2013
The Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR) will be held in Chicago, USA, from Wednesday, July 24 to Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Biennial Conference of ISHR brings together several hundred specialists in the history of rhetoric from around thirty countries.
Events
March 21-24, 2012
Gateways, Thresholds, and Portals: Dialogues about International Higher Education Writing Research
St. Louis, Missouri USA
May 24-25, 2012
Spaces of (Dis)location: Call for Papers
The College of Arts, University of Glasgow
May 25-28, 2012
15th Biennial RSA Conference
The Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
