http://rhetoric.eserver.org News about this site, and upcoming events of interest in rhetoric. daily 1 2004-10-26T21:54:17Z http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/ashr2004 This year’s conference program will pursue two broad questions, related to the theme of "Rhetoric and Its Institution." How have histories of rhetoric (classical rhetoric, in particular) been invoked to institutionalize models of political community? How have the institutional circumstances of both teaching and scholarly research shaped histories of rhetoric? No publisher geoff Conference 2004-09-07T13:06:09Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/rsa_biennial_052004 In May of next year, RSA will inaugurate a series of biennial institutes on rhetorical studies. Scheduled for the years when the Association’s regular convention does not meet, the Institute is designed as an alternative to the usual type of academic conference. The Institute is designed for graduate students and junior faculty and will involve concentrated study of a specific topic that will be lead by a group of distinguished senior scholars. No publisher admin Conference 2004-09-16T12:58:16Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/ossa The OSSA Programme Committee invites proposals for papers on any topic in the theory of argumentation. It particularly encourages proposals on the two conference themes: 1) the uses of argument (including taxonomies of the functions of argument and the implications of recognizing one or more identified functions of argument) 2) contemporary research using the Toulmin model for the layout of arguments, first presented in his The Uses of Argument (Cambridge, 1958). No publisher admin Conference 2004-09-16T12:58:16Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/feminisms_and_rhetoric This interdisciplinary and international conference affirms diversity, especially variation in the rhetorical strategies, language use, research methods, and literacy and communication practices of women from different races, classes, cultures, and historical eras. Possible sites of rhetorical and linguistic diversity include, but are not limited to, history, ethics, new media, pedagogy, law, literature, cultural studies, economics, environmental studies, science, communication studies, technical communication, philosophy, and engineering. No publisher geoff Conference 2005-04-05T05:23:13Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/going_wireless Going Wireless will offer a mix of practical and theoretical insights on wireless and mobile technologies to rhetoric and composition teachers, scholars, and administrators. No publisher geoff Anthology 2004-10-29T02:15:41Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/cptsc2004 The 31 st annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) is organized around the theme "Pathways to Diversity," and we have a fabulous program available for your review. Conference participants will explore ways in which the technical and professional communication professions are working to expand diversity in areas such as ethnicity, culture, communication practices, gender, internships, program structures, and media. In addition to panel sessions, the conference will include a poster session and an open research forum. You may also choose to join a discussion group while you enjoy lunch. No publisher geoff Conference 2004-10-10T17:06:00Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/ieeepcs2004 Professional communicators are adept at negotiating frontiers of all kinds. We communicate across international borders, addressing audiences whose languages, cultures, and expectations of communication products may be quite different from our own. We enjoy expanding our comfort zone by dealing professionally with subject matter experts whose work pushes the boundaries of science, engineering, medicine, and other fields. We explore undeveloped areas within our own discipline that are fruitful for research and exploration. No publisher geoff Conference 2004-10-10T17:06:01Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/teaching_writing_online.html After two successful conferences (2001: The Netherlands, 2003: Hungary), the Writing Center of the Hellenic American Union (HAU) is organizing a conference with the topic "Teaching Writing On Line and Face to Face" in Athens, 22-24 June 2005. It is the 3rd Conference of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW), an organization with an international membership of teachers, researchers and students of the subject of teaching of academic writing (http://eataw2005.hau.gr/). The Writing Center is a service offered by the Hellenic American Union to its students and the general public. It offers advice and guidance on any writing problem, in English and in Greek (http://www.hau.gr/hau/el/services_writingcenter.html). Writing program administrators, writing center staff, teachers, researchers and students interested in the teaching of academic writing are invited to attend and submit papers for presentation. They will have the opportunity to: - listen to distinguished keynote speakers, such as Prof Ann Raimes of the CUNY and Prof. C. Stephanidis of the Univ. of Crete - participate in presentations, workshops, and panel discussions on a variety of themes Themes: - Technology in teaching and tutoring writing - Viability of Writing Centers: A free service or a free enterprise? - Organisational models for the teaching of academic writing - Cross-national and cross-cultural issues in the teaching of writing - Research & Innovation in the teaching and tutoring of writing The working language of the Conference will be English. No publisher admin Conference 2005-04-05T05:23:28Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/cptsc_2005 The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) announces its 33rd annual meeting October 20 - 22, 2005, in Lubbock, TX, hosted by the Department of English at Texas Tech University. We invite you to submit position papers or poster proposals on the conference theme: 'Connecting Programs and Research.' Position papers or poster presentations should discuss/illustrate how connections in research complement, complicate, or challenge programmatic perspectives and issues in technical and scientific communication. No publisher geoff Conference 2005-07-10T19:32:04Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/writing_research_2005 Call for Proposals: Writing Research in the Making University of California at Santa Barbara February 5-6, 2005 The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara invite proposals for their interdisciplinary conference, "Writing Research in the Making," to be held February 5-6, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California. This conference calls attention to the critical importance of writing research in developing the knowledge we need to meet educational challenges. The conference honors the full range of writing research experience, from seasoned experts to researchers-in-training, and will serve as a forum to discuss issues of methodology, access, funding, design, responsibility, training, and results. Also, the conference hopes to make research processes more visible by serving as a bridge among disciplinary approaches, and by encouraging interdisciplinary exchanges and connections. Everyone involved with writing does research, whether formally or informally. Teachers, writing program administrators, writing center directors, teachers-in-training, graduate students, experienced writing researchers, and other scholars observe people writing in different contexts. They also note patterns, evaluate what works and what does not, reflect on their own practices, examine the role of writing around them, and apply what they learn to improve the practice and teaching of writing. Such research processes do not always come easy, for they take time, thought, and resources--and they especially depend on opportunities for exchanging ideas with others. We invite proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual presentations that discuss works in progress, completed research, and reflections on how writing research is conceived, proposed, funded, carried out, published, and responded to. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Problems faced in trying to do research. * Writing research focused on K-12 education, higher education, and adult education including issues of language diversity. * Historical and contemporary research on writing in business, science, communication, media, the arts, and the public sphere. * Research on the effects of the Internet and other electronic resources on writing, and on different stages of research; how these resources become the focus of research (such as ETS Criterion®). * Accounts of issues raised by specific methodologies; challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary research and/or inter-institutional research. * Presentations on how to apply for research funding and how to write up research for conferences and for publication. Abstracts of 250 words should be sent by October 1st to writing@education.ucsb.edu or to the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 c/o Sarah Boggs. Please include complete contact information. No publisher geoff Conference 2004-10-29T02:16:07Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/aarstprecon Boston, 2005-11-16 No publisher admin 2005-09-20T19:38:49Z Page http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/wac2006.html Eighth International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference May 18-20, 2006 The Conference Center & Inn at Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina http://www.clemson.edu/pearce/wac2006 Proposal Deadline: September 26, 2005. We are delighted to announce the Eighth International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference. We encourage proposals from all disciplines and from cross-disciplinary teams on a wide range of topics of interest to faculty, graduate students, and administrators at two- and four-year colleges. These topics include: · WAC: Writing Across the Curriculum · WID: Writing in the Disciplines · CAC: Communication Across the Curriculum, which includes oral, visual, digital, and written communication · ECAC: Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum. We invite proposals of five session types: individual presentations; full panels; roundtable sessions; poster sessions; and pre-conference workshops. In addition, we invite submission of proposals in the following broad categories: Theme A: Teaching: Using WAC, WID, CAC, or ECAC in Teaching Disciplinary Courses Theme B: Research, History, Theory, and Contemporary Practice Theme C: Program Design, Implementation, Administration, Outreach, and Assessment Theme D: WAC, CAC, and Technology Theme E: The Politics of WAC Theme F: Cross Thematic and Other Related Topics For program proposal forms and additional conference information, please see our website http://ww.clemson.edu/pearce/wac2006. Please also feel free to contact the conference planners at wac2006-L@clemson.edu or fax, 864.656.1846. You may also contact the conference co-directors: Art Young and Kathi Yancey, 864.656.3062, Department of English, 616 Strode Tower, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0523. No publisher geoff Conference 2006-02-11T18:03:59Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/cea2006.html COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE San Antonio, Texas, April 6-8, 2006 Composition Strand of the Conference: Composition, Rhetoric, and Grammar: Exploring New Regions deadline for all proposals: October15, 2005. As coordinator for the Composition sections at the national College English Association conference, I am interested in receiving proposals for individual or panel presentations which address new approaches to teaching composition, rhetoric, and/or grammar. Possible themes include: the death of Freshman English; the role of imaginative literature in a composition course; new approaches to teaching grammar; college writing programs; composition classes and service learning; evaluating student texts; teaching visual rhetoric; new regions to explore in advanced composition and technical writing; writing centers and the teaching of writing/editing. Proposals should include the following: name institutional affiliation (if applicable) mailing address (include zip code) phone number and E-mail address title of the proposed presentation abstract of no more than 500 words a-v equipment needs, if any special needs, if any Proposals may be submitted by post, fax, or E-mail (include abstract in message body) If you are proposing a panel, the panel organizer should include the above information for all proposed participants. CEA limits presentations to 15 minutes; panels to 75 minutes (with 3 ro 4 presenters to a panel) All presenters must join CEA by Jan 1, 2006, to appear on the program. No one may read more than one paper at the conference. If you are willing to serve as a session chair or respondent, please indicate this in your cover letter. Send your proposal to Dr. Bonnie Devet Department of English College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424-0001 E-mail: devetb_at_cofc.edu <mailto:devetb_at_cofc.edu> Fax: 843.953.3180 Phone: 843.953.5772 No publisher geoff Conference 2006-02-11T18:03:25Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/AARSTprecon No publisher admin Conference 2006-02-02T17:14:01Z Event http://rhetoric.eserver.org/news_events/cccc2006.html The 2006 CCCC Convention will be held in Chicago, Illinois, from March 22nd-25th. No publisher geoff Conference 2006-10-12T02:56:37Z Event