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RhetCanada 2023 Conference CFP

RhetCanada will be holding its 2023 annual conference from May 30-June 1 at York University in Toronto, in association with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Our conference theme this year is Rhetoric, Reckonings, and Re-imaginings, and we welcome paper proposals in both English and French on a broad range of rhetoric-related topics. See our Call for Proposals for more information on the conference and how to submit a proposal. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 20. If you have any questions related to the conference, contact RhetCanada president Bruce Dadey.

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Statement in Support of the Black Canadian Studies Association

As an association, RhetCanada would like to express our support for the Black Canadian Studies Association and to urge the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to concretely re-commit to a Congress on the theme of colonialism and anti-Black racism as soon as possible, given both the current urgency and ongoing importance of the theme. We also urge the Federation to implement strategies to better support the work of scholars who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and we commit to finding ways to better include and support these scholars and their communities within our own association. 

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RhetCanada 2020 Conference Postponed

RhetCanada’s 2020 conference is postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Here are some important things to note about this postponement:

  • Proposals that have been accepted for this year’s RhetCanada meeting are also accepted for the 2021 meeting at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. If a significant number of people with accepted proposals cannot attend the 2021 meeting, we will re-issue a call for proposals to bring in new presenters.
  • The RhetCanada membership dues paid last year for 2019-2020 will be extended to 2021, so members who paid dues in June 2019 will remain RhetCanada members without paying additional dues until our meeting in June 2021. If you did not pay dues last year but wish to become a member of RhetCanada, we encourage you to visit our Join Us page.
  • We will still be holding the 2020 RhetCanada annual general meeting, but as a live (synchronous) online event. The 2020 RhetCanada AGM will take place on Thursday, June 4 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Our annual meeting is important to the ongoing functioning of our association, so we cordially invite all members to attend. Instructions for attending the meeting online, along with an agenda, reports, and early notices of motions will be distributed to members over the coming weeks.
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RhetCanada 2020 Call for Proposals Now Available

The call for proposals for RhetCanada’s 2020 conference is now available!

The conference will take place June 3-5, 2020 at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, which will be held at Western University in London, Ontario. Our conference theme, which echoes the Congress theme, is “Bridging Divides.” The deadline for paper proposal submissions is January 10, 2020.

Keep updated on the conference by following the news on our website, following us on Twitter (@rhetcan), or joining our Facebook group.

We look forward to receiving your proposals!