Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Rhetoric Society of America
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
Established in 1968.
“The purpose of the Society shall be to gather from all relevant fields of study, and to disseminate among its members, current knowledge of rhetoric, broadly construed; to identify new areas within the subject of rhetoric in which research is especially needed, and to stimulate such research; to encourage experimentation in the teaching of rhetoric; to facilitate professional cooperation among its members; to organize meetings at which members may exchange findings and ideas; and to sponsor the publication of newsletters and reports concerning all aspects of rhetoric.” Article IV, Constitution Rhetoric Society of America