The 2026 RhetCanada annual conference was held May 26-30 at St. Jerome’s University and the University of Waterloo as part of the joint Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Today conference organized by RhetCanada, the Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing/Association Canadienne de Rédactologie, and the Rhetoricon Project. See the complete RhetCan 2026 Program. Congratulations to all the organizers and presenters!
RhetCanada’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place in fall. A date will be sent to members shortly.
The Call for Papers for Rhetor 10 is now open, with articles to be published on a rolling basis in 2025.
Rhetor Volume 9, the latest issue of RhetCanada’s journal, is now available. The issue features rhetoric-focused articles on a broad range of topics, from Construction Grammar to stand-up comedy, from pop music to optical weapons systems.
Join Us! RhetCanada is a scholarly society devoted to the study of rhetoric in all its forms. Whether you’re a rhetoric specialist or a scholar in another field whose work touches on how communication affects audiences, RhetCanada will provide you with a productive and supportive community. We welcome mature academics and graduate students, Canadian and international scholars.
JOB: English and Cultural Studies - Lecturer, 1-year Term (Canadian Literature and First-Year Writing), University of British Columbia, Kelowna. Deadline July 9.
JOB: Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Social Media & Public Relations, Department of Communication & Media Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Markham. Application deadline: July 15.
Congratulations to all the presenters and organizers for a wonderful 2026 RhetCanada conference! For photos and day-to-day updates, see our Bluesky account: https://tinyurl.com/3fjfrfbs.