Welcome to the site of Rhetoric in Africa. You will find here information on the Centre for Rhetoric Studies, the Association for Rhetoric and Communication in Southern Africa, as well as a great deal of information on Rhetoric Research in Africa, and elsewhere. (H Rhetor) The Centre for Rhetoric Studies was established in July 1995, in the wake of the first Symposium of Rhetoric in Africa (now a regular biennial event). It formed a scholarly response to the advent of democracy in South Africa (1994). Director: Philippe-Joseph Salazar. The Centre's brief is to foster research in the interface between rhetoric (the study of deliberation in the public sphere) and the development of democracy - by engaging in three main activities: hosting research Fellows, organising academic conferences and registering students. The doyen of American Rhetoric, Michael Leff, has passed away, after a long and painful struggle with cancer, he endured stoically. He was a close friend of us in Cape Town, and an ardent supporter of the African connection in rhetoric. He is seen here chairing the diplomatic rhetoric session of our 2004 conference (centre). BOOKS OUT ACHIEVERS Read Review in Sciences Humaines Featured on France Inter (podcast) L'hyperpolitique, une passion française Philippe-Joseph Salazar Inventing the Potential of Rhetorical Culture a special issue of Rhetoric and Philosophy   Ivo Strecker and Stephen Tyler, Culture and Rhetoric – just released! Namibian academic studies cutting edge rhetoric Salazar Reviewed on Top Public Intellectuals Site Dr Mathe, latest PhD in Rhetoric Rhetoric Honours now Democratic Alliance spin doctor Jonathan Bain, The visual rhetoric of "Daily Voice" Audrin Mathe on the Namibian Constitution PhD Monwabisi Gebhuza comments the recent "regime change" in South Africa - Winner of Most Read Article of the Week on www.news24.com Showcasing best Honours dissertation 2008: Philippa Levenberg on Barack Obama's Vicarious Voice COLLOQUIA PEOPLE February 2010 Gender Rhetoric Workshop, BI School of Management, Oslo, Norway, December 2009 Symposium: Pragmatism and Bureaucracy,Paris, 12 February 2010 Belief, hyper-rhetoric, power - a round-table, Paris, 16 February 2010 Second Biennial Conference, Chinese Rhetoric Society of the World (CRSW) & International Conference on Rhetorics, The Hong Kong Institute of Education,HK,China, 28-30 July 2010 Rhetoric Society of America, 14th Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, USA, 28-31 May 2010 International Conference: Pragmatism in Question, Paris, June 13 2009 South Carolina Conference on Rhetorical Theory, 15-17 October 2009, Columbia SC, USA Erik Doxtader's latest book "With Faith in the Works of Words" Thirst for knowledge yields doctorate Congratulations to Jairos Kangira, editor of Nawa Journal of Language and Communication, on his appointment to Associate Professor, specializing in rhetoric, at the Department of Communication, Polytechnic of Namibia (jkangira@polytechnic.edu.na). University Research Committee awards a Postdoctoral Fellowship to the Centre. The appointee is Dr Sergio Alloggio, currently at the University of British Columbia. Dr Sergio Alloggio Prof Cheryl Glenn, Penn State, is first AW Mellon Distinguished Fellow OPPENHEIMER FELLOWSHIP AWARD 2008 SILENT RHETORIC IN IRAN Salazar receives Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award 2008 from Bridget Oppenheimer, at Brenthurst, Johannesburg, 20 May 2009 View Pictures My Silence Screams