CONFERENCE POSTERS:
The Development of Rhetoric 22-23 June 2008
Association for Rhetoric and Communication in SA, 5th African Symposium on Rhetoric, 3rd-5th July 2002
Association for Rhetoric and Communication in SA, 4th African Symposium on Rhetoric, 9-10 August 2000
Association for Rhetoric and Communication in SA, Third Symposium, 28-29 August 1998
Newsletter 1/2008
Greetings,
I hope this finds you well and that the turn of the year has been
pleasant. I write this morning to remind everyone about the call for
papers that has been issued by the National Communication Association
(NCA).
Each year, ARCSA sponsors two panels at the NCA meeting in November.
In 2008, the event will convene in San Diego, California. ARCSA's
specific call is appended below. If you are interested, I encourage
you to submit a proposal or paper. Submissions are handled through the
NCA website (www.natcom.org).
With Warm Greetings,
Erik Doxtader
ARCSA CALL FOR 2008 Meeting of the National Communication Association
The Association for Rhetoric and Communication in Southern Africa
(ARCSA), in collaboration with the Centre for Rhetoric Studies, Cape
Town, invites paper proposals, full papers, and panel proposals.
Broadly, the Association seeks submissions addressed to the history of
rhetoric and/or contemporary topics in rhetorical theory, including
interventions which extend and trouble the anchoring of rhetoric in
philosophy, political theory, or theology. While encouraged,
submissions need not be limited to the study of Southern Africa or
Africa generally.
This year, the Association is particularly interested in receiving
papers and proposals that reflect on the conventional and
unconventional forms of 'rhetorical power' in African politics.
Interpreted broadly, this thematic includes questions such as: In the
wake of colonialism's devastation and brutal post-independence civil
wars, how have various African nations struggled to rebuild political
'norms of rhetorical culture' and forums for collective political
deliberation? Are there features of African politics that challenge or
productively complicate taken for granted views about the theory and
practice of rhetorical argumentation? How do historical and
contemporary forms of African politics confirm and/or critique the
premises of liberalist political theory? What are the rhetorical
lessons of recent elections in Africa?
General inquiries or questions about potential proposals should be
directed to Professor Erik Doxtader at the University of South
Carolina (email: doxtader@gwm.sc.edu).
All submissions must be received by 13 February 2008 and should be
submitted through the All Academic System on the NCA website
(www.natcom.org).
  
7th Biennial African Symposium of Rhetoric, Cape Town, June 2007
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