Hello, everyone. I'm here on this site because I work in rhetoric and performance. Among other things, in June 2009 I'll be leading the workshop on rhetoric and performance described below. The application deadline is 12/1/08.

Performance is everywhere within the rhetorical tradition, and everyone in rhetorical studies works on performance to some degree, whether his or her focus is traditions of oratory and other forms of oral communication, theories of linguistic performativity and language-based agency, pedagogy and the history of rhetorical education, assessment of individuals', groups', or machines' performance capacity/capability, identity-building rituals and everyday practices, etc.

Despite the length and scope of this list, we have relatively few resources for the study of rhetorical performance. We have no discipline-specific guide to past and present concepts of performance; we have no map of developments in rhetorical performance over time, place, and technology; and we have no clearinghouse for ideas and materials currently in use. This workshop is for graduate students and faculty who are interested in collaboratively addressing and correcting this lack.
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