Rhetorics
of Social Formation
University
of Redlands, Redlands, CA
19
- 20 January 2007
The
Centre for Rhetorics & Hermeneutics and the New Testament
Rhetoric Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
is pleased to announce Rhetorics
of Social Formation, the
sixth in a series of successful international conferences
exploring rhetorical theory in the context of pressing
public issues.
This
conference will examine the role of rhetoric in creating,
elaborating, and sustaining social formation and small
group communication.
In
the past we have had presenters from Australia, Botswana,
Canada, Columbia, France,
Germany, Japan,
the Netherlands, South Africa, and the USA. As
in the past, we strongly encourage foreign scholars
to continue to submit proposals.
Proposals
should be no more than 500 words long, and must include
identification of institutional affiliation of the
applicant, or, in the case of independent scholars,
a brief resume. (Those submitting a proposal for the
first time should also include a brief resume.)
Proposals
are due to the organizers no
later than 1
June 2006. Those selected
will be notified by 15 May 2006. As has been true
for past conferences, former participants will be
given
priority when the final selection of papers is made.
Participants
are expected to submit final drafts of their papers
by no later than 15
December 2006. Papers will be
posted on both the ars-rhetorica and rhetjournal.net
websites.
Participants agree to read the papers before the conference
and come prepared to discuss them. Presenters will
be given 10 minutes to review the major contentions
of the paper; 45 minutes will be devoted to discussion.
A total of 20 papers may be selected for presentation.
Registration
is free, but transportation, lodging and food must be
covered by the participants themselves. Regrettably,
there are
no funds for travel grants, etc.
Any
questions can be directed to David
Hester and/or Jim
Hester. We look forward to hearing from
you.
