News

02/06/2012

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.

02/02/2012

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.

02/01/2012

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.

01/30/2012

RSA - First Semi-Annual Graduate Student Webinar

We are pleased to announce that Clemson University’s Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design Doctoral Program (RCID) will host the first semi-annual Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Graduate Student Webinar.

01/30/2012

2012 RSA Career Retreat for Associate Professors

The RSA invites applications for the third Career Retreat for Associate Professors to be held in conjunction with the 2012 RSA Conference in Philadelphia.

01/09/2012

Preparing New Leaders for the Multicultural, Technological, and Global Era of the “Digital Platform”

Preliminary abstracts of 300 words or less should be sent by March 16, 2012.

01/09/2012

CFP: Syllabus

Syllabus is a new peer-refereed journal that provides an outlet for recognition and support to faculty who excel in teaching.

01/05/2012

RSA Board Takes Action on Development Initiatives

At its November meeting in New Orleans, the RSA Board of Directors approved a couple of fundraising initiatives that were recommended by its new Development Council and that you will notice as you interact with RSA in the coming months.

01/02/2012

Registration Opens for The Philadelphia Convention

2012 has arrived, and the upcoming 2012 RSA Conference in Philadelphia is fast approaching (May 25-28). What follows is some information to help you prepare for the conference.

12/20/2011

Registration is now open for the 2012 RSA Conference

Registration is now open for the 2012 RSA Conference, which will be held at the Philadelphia Loews from May 25-28, 2012. The program is shaping up very nicely, and I'm sure you will find the conference engaging and thought-provoking.

12/12/2011

MLA Statement on Language Learning

The Modern Language Association, an RSA affiliate organization, has adopted a formal statement on the importance of foreign language learning in the United States.

11/10/2011

Call for Papers - Rhetoric in Society 4

“Contemporary Rhetorical Citizenship: Purposes, Practices, and Perspectives” Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication Section of Rhetoric University of Copenhagen January 15-18, 2013

11/04/2011

RSA Announces Graduate Student Special Event Award

RSA is proud to announce that Clemson University’s RSA Student Chapter is the sole recipient of the 2011-2012 RSA Graduate Student Special Event Award.

11/01/2011

RSA Conference - Exhibitors & Sponsors

Our 15th biennial national conference, will be held at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, on 25-28 May 2012. The conference planners expect at least 1,200 attendees, making this the largest meeting of its kind anywhere to focus on rhetoric research and pedagogy.

10/24/2011

RSA - First Semi-Annual Graduate Student Webinar

Reminder .... Call for Proposals Deadline is October 31, 2011

10/20/2011

2nd Annual Dartmouth Summer Seminar for Composition Research

Hold the Date - July 29 - August 10, 2012

10/18/2011

Rhetoric in the Twenty-First Century

Oxford, England

About CMRS: The Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies was founded in 1975 by Drs John and Sandy Feneley to establish in Oxford a permanent institute for the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern periods.

10/13/2011

RSA Research Network: Sharing Work-in-Progress

Call for Submissions

10/04/2011

Why Attend the 2012 RSA Conference?: Speakers, Supersessions, a Seminar, and a Research Network

Are you wondering whether or not to submit a paper or panel proposal for the 2012 RSA Conference in Philadelphia (May 25-28, 2012)? If you are, let me help you with your decision by giving you a Preview of Coming Attractions.

08/02/2011

ANTCZAK NAMED RSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I am thrilled to announce that Frederick J. Antczak, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, has been named the next Executive Director of the Rhetoric Society of America.

08/01/2011

GPSSA Conference

Call for Papers Deadline - October 31, 2011

We invite work from across the disciplines focused on argumentation, reasoning, rhetoric, communication and deliberation, with special emphasis on how citizens can deal with the science communication that circulates in controversies.

07/19/2011

2011 RSA Institute Keynote Address Available

Those who attended the RSA 2011 Institute in Boulder had the opportunity to hear an outstanding keynote address by Peter Simonson, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Colorado. Titled "Our Places in a Rhetorical Century," the address touches on several key themes of 20th century rhetorical theory and criticism.

06/23/2011

RSA AFFILIATE FEATURED IN AMERICA MAGAZINE

One of RSA's oldest affiliate organizations is the Jesuit Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, organized by RSA former president Pat Bizzell (Holy Cross) and some of her colleagues at the other 27 Jesuit universities.