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The Second International Conference on Argumentation and Rhetoric
Oradea, Romania, 21-22 September 2012
The Second International Conference on Argumentation and Rhetoric aims
to explore all the possible angles given in an interdisciplinary
approach to matters of argumentation and rhetoric. It is needless to
say how important these topics have become over the turbulent times of
recent changes in economy, politics, geopolitics, education, culture,
clash of cultures, communication, media, art, and public space. We
take all signs of a crisis as a productive challenge and try to follow
the occurring paradigm shifts by carefully analyzing the fields that
offer an opportunity to build up a flexible and functional vocabulary
and methodology that prove to be as adequate as possible to the
dynamic of changes. The conference offers a platform not only for both
theoretical and practical approaches, but also to those works that
reject the validity of such a distinction. Papers, talks and
participation from all related fields are welcome!
Keynote speakers:
- Frans VAN EEMEREN, University of Amsterdam
- MARGITAY Tihamér, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Mircea DUMITRU, University of Bucharest
- Thomas A. SZLEZÁK, University of Tübingen
Parallel Sections. For a more refined access to investigative
approaches we divided the main field into five different panels with
the following topics:
1. Argumentation
- argumentation theory vs. theory of argument
- argumentation practice vs. practical argumentation
- normative, empirical or conceptual dimensions
- the theory of argument as the study of argumentation products
- practical argumentation within a given discourse genre
2. Political Rhetoric
- political conceptions and their relation to fundamental metaphors
and narratives
- the distinguishing power of different appeals and figurative
formulations
- the role of rhetoric in the production of collective socio-political
judgment
- rhetoric as an act of engaged cultural critique
- both national and European level discourses and their interactions
and mediation of languages, histories, cultures, symbols and myths
3. Rhetoric and Aesthetics
- rhetoric as the art of public discourse
- the art of persuasion and reasoning
- rhetoric and reflection
- rhetoric and its medial and plural role in conveyance and reception
4. Online Rhetoric
- the double shift in public discourse (participation opportunities
enabled by information and communication technologies/digital divides
across communities)
- democratization of speech and the new communicative behaviours
created by it (ritual deliberation)
- subversive or manipulative recombination of old, offline narratives
in a multimediatic environment
- rhetoric participation of fringe groups/mainline discursive
communities
- social actors challenged by the new medium in terms of persuasion
culture
5. Educational Debate
- teaching argumentation and rhetoric to educate and empower citizens
- using debate as a pedagogical method, the role of critical thinking
in education
- heuristic value of debate
- formal and ethical issues of debate
- political debate
- debate formats, debate clubs and debate competitions, judging
debates
- impact of debate on participants
The language of the conference is English.
Submission. Abstracts for papers of about 250 words, keywords,
author's affiliation and email address should be uploaded online
accessing this registration form by 29 February 2012. Participants
will be notified online on the acceptance of their paper no later than
March 15, 2012.
Registration fee. The early bird conference fee is 120 EUR, late
registration fee (no later that 15th of August 2012) is 140 EUR. The
registration fee includes the conference bag, publication of the book
of abstracts and papers sent in time in the peer reviewed Conference
Proceedings. Meals and refreshments are offered by the organizers for
the registered participants. Participants are kindly asked to cover
their accommodation and travel expenses themselves.
Publication. Full papers, submitted no later than June 1, 2012, will
appear in the Conference proceedings. Please see details here.
Contact. Please check periodically the conference website for news or
send inquiries to argumen...@gmail.com.
Argumentor blog: http://argumentor.wordpress.com/
https://sites.google.com/site/argumentorconference/
The Second International Conference on Argumentation and Rhetoric
Oradea, Romania, 21-22 September 2012
The Second International Conference on Argumentation and Rhetoric aims
to explore all the possible angles given in an interdisciplinary
approach to matters of argumentation and rhetoric. It is needless to
say how important these topics have become over the turbulent times of
recent changes in economy, politics, geopolitics, education, culture,
clash of cultures, communication, media, art, and public space. We
take all signs of a crisis as a productive challenge and try to follow
the occurring paradigm shifts by carefully analyzing the fields that
offer an opportunity to build up a flexible and functional vocabulary
and methodology that prove to be as adequate as possible to the
dynamic of changes. The conference offers a platform not only for both
theoretical and practical approaches, but also to those works that
reject the validity of such a distinction. Papers, talks and
participation from all related fields are welcome!
Keynote speakers:
- Frans VAN EEMEREN, University of Amsterdam
- MARGITAY Tihamér, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Mircea DUMITRU, University of Bucharest
- Thomas A. SZLEZÁK, University of Tübingen
Parallel Sections. For a more refined access to investigative
approaches we divided the main field into five different panels with
the following topics:
1. Argumentation
- argumentation theory vs. theory of argument
- argumentation practice vs. practical argumentation
- normative, empirical or conceptual dimensions
- the theory of argument as the study of argumentation products
- practical argumentation within a given discourse genre
2. Political Rhetoric
- political conceptions and their relation to fundamental metaphors
and narratives
- the distinguishing power of different appeals and figurative
formulations
- the role of rhetoric in the production of collective socio-political
judgment
- rhetoric as an act of engaged cultural critique
- both national and European level discourses and their interactions
and mediation of languages, histories, cultures, symbols and myths
3. Rhetoric and Aesthetics
- rhetoric as the art of public discourse
- the art of persuasion and reasoning
- rhetoric and reflection
- rhetoric and its medial and plural role in conveyance and reception
4. Online Rhetoric
- the double shift in public discourse (participation opportunities
enabled by information and communication technologies/digital divides
across communities)
- democratization of speech and the new communicative behaviours
created by it (ritual deliberation)
- subversive or manipulative recombination of old, offline narratives
in a multimediatic environment
- rhetoric participation of fringe groups/mainline discursive
communities
- social actors challenged by the new medium in terms of persuasion
culture
5. Educational Debate
- teaching argumentation and rhetoric to educate and empower citizens
- using debate as a pedagogical method, the role of critical thinking
in education
- heuristic value of debate
- formal and ethical issues of debate
- political debate
- debate formats, debate clubs and debate competitions, judging
debates
- impact of debate on participants
The language of the conference is English.
Submission. Abstracts for papers of about 250 words, keywords,
author's affiliation and email address should be uploaded online
accessing this registration form by 29 February 2012. Participants
will be notified online on the acceptance of their paper no later than
March 15, 2012.
Registration fee. The early bird conference fee is 120 EUR, late
registration fee (no later that 15th of August 2012) is 140 EUR. The
registration fee includes the conference bag, publication of the book
of abstracts and papers sent in time in the peer reviewed Conference
Proceedings. Meals and refreshments are offered by the organizers for
the registered participants. Participants are kindly asked to cover
their accommodation and travel expenses themselves.
Publication. Full papers, submitted no later than June 1, 2012, will
appear in the Conference proceedings. Please see details here.
Contact. Please check periodically the conference website for news or
send inquiries to argumen...@gmail.com.
Argumentor blog: http://argumentor.wordpress.com/
https://sites.google.com/site/argumentorconference/
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