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.
LATEST
The 2009 Peking University International Advanced Forum in Rhetoric and Communication
The Conference on Rhetorical Theory : University of South Carolina, October 2008
Rhetoric Society of America: Summer Institute June, 2009 Penn State University, USA
Ph.-J. Salazar, Scruples of Rhetoric
PhD Monwabisi Gebhuza comments the recent "regime change" in South Africa - Winner of Most Read Article of the Week on www.news24.com
Professor Cheryl Glenn, Penn State, appointed first A. W. Mellon Visiting Fellow (2009) in the Centre for Rhetoric Studies
A First in Southern Africa: Polytechnic of Namibia approves new BA in Communication and Rhetoric. Contact: Dr J. Kangira jkangira@polytechnic.edu.na
Erik Doxtader: A Commendable Clash - Revisiting the TRC Recommendations
Showcasing best Honours dissertation 2008: Philippa Levenberg on Barack Obama’s Vicarious Voice
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