The Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric (CSSR; French: Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique [SCÉR]) is a bilingual scholarly society based in Canada that is open to scholars involved in the teaching or researching of rhetoric. While the CSSR was founded as a Canadian version of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric, and while—as implied by its original name, the Canadian Seminar on the History of Rhetoric (CSHR)[1]—it originally focused on the history of rhetoric, the CSSR now focuses on a range of rhetorical scholarship. Its membership typically includes scholars from North America and Europe (not just Canada) and its conferences typically include joint sessions with other societies as a "natural reflection of the interdisciplinary interests of [its] members."[2]
Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique | |
| Abbreviation | CSSR |
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| Formation | 1980 |
| Purpose | Advocate and public voice, educator and network for the study of rhetoric |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Region served | Canada |
Official language |
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| Affiliations | |
| Website | rhetcanada |
Formerly called |
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The CSSR publishes an online refereed journal, Rhetor,[3] and meets annually for an academic conference, usually as part of the annual Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences run by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[4]
Presidents edit
- 1980–1981 Judith Rice Henderson
- 1981 Raymond Stephanson
- 1981–1984 Joseph Schmidt
- 1985 Elaine Fantham
- 1986–1988 Albert Halsall
- 1988–1990 John Stephen Martin
- 1990–1993 Albert Halsall
- 1993–1995 David Goodwin
- 1995–1997 Joanne S. Norman
- 1997–1999 Kim Fedderson
- 1999–2001 Philippa Spoel
- 2001–2003 Jennifer McLennan
- 2003–2005 Tracy Whalen
- 2005–2007 Sylvain Rheault
- 2007–2009 Shannon Purves-Smith
- 2009–2011 Rebecca Carruthers Den Hoed
- 2011–2013 Jeanie Wills
- 2013–2015 Pierre Zoberman
- 2015–2019 Tania Smith
See also edit
References edit
- ^ CSSR-SCER History
- ^ CSSR-SCER About Us
- ^ CSSR-SCER Journal
- ^ E.g., Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress 2009 Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.
External links edit
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