International Rhetoric Workshop 2026

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5-7 August

Call for Proposals

The Planning Committee for the 5th Biennial International Rhetoric Workshop invites international PhD students, emerging scholars, and established researchers to come together and consider the myriad ways that our contemporary and established traditions of rhetorical theory, pedagogy, and criticism inform global flows of meaning-making.

In the heart of Buenos Aires, at the Centro Cultural Paco Urondo (Institute of Linguistics, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UBA), the workshop will center on the theme, “Rhetorical Flows: Building Transnational Solidarities and Cultures of Resistance,” inviting participants to reflect critically with and from a city that has long been a site of poetic militancy, political mobilization, and intercultural exchange. Named for Francisco “Paco” Urondo -- poet, journalist, academic, and activist who fused literary creativity with resistance to authoritarianism -- this Center locates us amid a legacy of words as weapons, ideas as action, and networks of solidarity that transcend borders and boundaries. Buenos Aires itself, with its histories of migration, contestation, memory, and re­appropriations of public space, offers a vital ground for exploring how rhetorical practices flow across languages, geographies, traditions, time, peoples, and cultures. We welcome proposals that draw on this spirit: whether tracing the circulation of rhetorical forms, investigating collaborative practices of dissent, or imagining new solidarities that respond to both local and global urgencies.

This year’s theme, “Rhetorical Flows: Building Transnational Solidarities & Cultures of Resistance,” prompts us to examine the notions of:

  1. Solidarity in a global, yet increasingly divided world; and

  2. Strategies of rebellion against—and critical engagements with—the gaps between the affluent and the poor, technology and nature, artificiality and authenticity, generations and communities.

In preparation for the 5th International Rhetoric Workshop 2026, we invite submissions on the themes of solidarity, transnationality, and resistance.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Please submit proposed abstracts (no more than 250 words) to the Submission Form. We are accepting proposals in English and Spanish.

  • The content of the abstracts should clearly outline the research question, methodology, and expected contribution to the field.

  • Applicants can expect to hear back by April 20, 2026

  • Additional information can be found on the IRW website. Any questions can be forwarded to internationalrhetoric@gmail.com.

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Keynote Speakers

  • NOOR ASWAD

    Noor Ghazal Aswad is an award-winning scholar of rhetoric, social movements, and transnational solidarity, and an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Alabama. Her work sits at the intersection of critical rhetoric, decolonial and feminist theory, and Middle East and North African studies, with a particular focus on the Syrian revolution, refugees, and struggles for justice across borders.

    Noor Ghazal Aswad es una académica galardonada en los campos de la retórica, los movimientos sociales y la solidaridad transnacional, y se desempeña como Profesora Asistente de Estudios de la Comunicación en la Universidad de Alabama. Su trabajo se sitúa en la intersección de la retórica crítica, las teorías decoloniales y feministas, y los estudios sobre Medio Oriente y el Norte de África, con un enfoque particular en la revolución siria, las experiencias de las personas refugiadas y las luchas por la justicia a través de las fronteras.

  • EMILIANO J. BUIS

    Full Professor (Chair) of Public International Law (Faculty of Law) and Associate Professor of Greek Language and Culture (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters) at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) in Argentina. Full Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Central University (UNICEN) of Azul and of Public International Law at the University of San Andrés (UDESA) and the Torcuato Di Tella University (UTDT). Senior Researcher at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council) with the highest research category awarded by the Ministry of Education. He studied Law and Classics at the same university, holds a Diploma in International Law from the University of Montpellier, two master's degrees—in Ancient History from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and in Egyptology from the University of Alcalá—and obtained his doctorate in Classics and his Postdoctoral Diploma in Law at the UBA.

    Profesor Titular (Catedrático) de Derecho Internacional Público (Facultad de Derecho) y Profesor Asociado de Lengua y Cultura Griegas (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras) en la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) en Argentina. Profesor Titular de Derecho Internacional y Derechos Humanos en la Universidad Central (UNICEN) de Azul y de Derecho Internacional Público en la Universidad de San Andrés (UDESA) y en la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT). Investigador Principal del CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) con la máxima categoría de investigación del Ministerio de Educación. Estudió Derecho y Letras Clásicas en dicha universidad, posee un Diploma en Derecho Internacional Internacional de la Universidad de Montpellier, dos maestrías —en Historia Antigua por la Universidad de París 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne y en Egiptología por la Universidad de Alcalá— y obtuvo su doctorado en Clásicas y su Diploma de Posdoctorado en Derecho en la UBA.

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