The first workshop was hosted at beautiful Uppsala University between the 17th and the 19th of August 2016. The theme, “Crossing Traditions: Reimagining the Political,” pursues questions of how various traditions of rhetorical theory meet and merge within global rhetorical practices, and how these crossings can change and develop the concept of the political. IRW is designed as an inclusive workshop and the organizers strive to make it possible for young scholars with limited resources to meet others from around the globe and discuss research.
Day 1: 17 August
09.00-09.40 Breakfast
09.40-10.00 Welcome
10.15-12.00 Keynote Lecture: Debra Hawhee, “Deliberative Imagination and Democratic Life”
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.15-15.00 Paper Workshop Sessions
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.00 Panel Sessions 1 & 2
18.00 Dinner with all participants
Day 2: 18 August
09.30-10.15 Breakfast
10.15-12.00 Keynote Lecture: Kari Palonen, “The Rhetoric of Dissensus: On the singularity of parliamentary politics”
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.15-15.00 Paper Workshop Sessions
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.00 Panel Sessions 3 & 4
18.00 Dinner with faculty
Day 3: 19 August
09.30-10.15 Breakfast
10.15-12.00 Keynote Lecture: Dilip Gaonkar, “Re-Membering Rhetoric and its Global Futures”
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Workshop Closure Session
14.15-15.00 Closing Remarks
Erik Bengtson, Uppsala University
Frida Buhre, Uppsala University
David Miguel Molina, Northwestern University
Robert Topinka, University of East Anglia