International Society for the History of Rhetoric

The International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR) is the premier international academic association that promotes the historical study of rhetoric.[1] ISHR was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1977 and brings together interdisciplinary scholars from fields such as history, classics, philology, literature, linguistics, philosophy, politics, law, communication, and composition.[1]

History

The International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR) was founding in Zurich, Switzerland on June 30, 1977.[1] The Society's Constitution was drafted by Lloyd Bitzer.[2] The founding committee comprised Marc Fumaroli, Anton D. Leeman, Alain Michel, James J. Murphy, Heinrich Plett, and Brian Vickers.[1] Founding members included Carroll C. Arnold, Robert N. Gaines, Kathleen Jamieson, Luisa Lopez-Grigera, James J. Murphy, Lester Olson, and Roger Parr.[1] Also in attendance were now famous rhetoricians such as Craig Kallendorf, Wayne C. Booth, Chaim Perelman, Walter J. Ong, Pierre Laurens, Margareta Fredborg, Michael Leff, and Aaron Kibedi Varga.[2]

In 1983, ISHR launched it's flagship journal, Rhetorica: A Journal for the History of Rhetoric. By 1988, Rhetorica had already published groundbreaking articles on topics such as Ancient Egyptian and Jewish rhetorics.[3] ISHR and Rhetorica have continued to promote the study of rhetoric in all periods and languages.[1] Biennial conferences have typically alternated between sites and presidents in North America and Europe.

Publications

Presidents

  • Brian Vickers (1977-1979)[1]
  • James J. Murphy (1979-1981)[1][6]
  • Anton Leeman (1981-1983)[1]
  • George A. Kennedy (1982-1985)[1][7]
  • Marc Fumaroli (1985-1987)[1][8]
  • Carl Joachim Classen (1987-1989)[1]
  • Nancy Struever (1989-1991)[1]
  • Adriano Pennacini (1991-1993)[1]
  • Peter France (1993-1995)[1]
  • Judith Rice Henderson (1995-1997)[1]
  • Marijke Spies (1997-1999)[1]
  • Jerzy Axer (1999-2001)[1]
  • Tomas Alabaladejo (2001-2003)[1]
  • Lawrence Green (2003-2005)[1]
  • Laurent Pernot (2005-2007)[1]
  • Diene Desrosiers-Bonin (2007-2009)[1]
  • Lucia Montefusco Calboli (2009-2011)[1]
  • Martin Camargo (2011-2013)[1]
  • Manfred Kraus (2013-2015)[1]
  • Michael Edwards (2015-2017)[1]
  • Malcolm Richardson (2017-2019)[1]
  • Mac van der Poel (2019-2022)[1][9]
  • David Mirhady (2022-2024)[1]
  • Hanne Roer (2024-2025)[1]
  • Robin Reames (2025-2027)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "ISHR | About ISHR". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  2. ^ a b Murphy, James. "Pictures from the First Biennial Conference of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric in Zurich, Switzerland, 30 June 1977". ISHR: International Society for the History of Rhetoric.
  3. ^ Vickers, Brian (1988). In Defense of Rhetoric. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 474.
  4. ^ "ISHR | A Journal of the History of Rhetoric". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ^ "ISHR | International Studies in the History of Rhetoric". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  6. ^ "Dr. James J. Murphy". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  7. ^ "ISHR Mourns the Death of George Kennedy". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  8. ^ "Professor Marc Fumaroli". ishr-web.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  9. ^ "In Memory of M.G.M. van der Poel". ru.nl/en. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
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