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<div><b>Call for Papers: Rhetoric in a precarious world. Moving forward with and from Kenneth Burke.</b></div>
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<div>International conference on rhetoric and Kenneth Burke, July 1\u20133, 2026 at Ghent University. Organized by the research group Culture & Education in collaboration with the Kenneth Burke Society.</div>
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<div>What does it imply to study rhetoric today? The current moment is characterized by many societal \u2013 often binary \u2013 divisions, by a lack of identification with others, and an unwillingness to move beyond communicative echo chambers, often restricted within
the digital sphere. At the same time, many people are increasingly pushing back against these divisions and are exploring ways to move beyond the moral panic and reappropriate digital and real-world affordances to create (digital) spaces for common ground,
to react, to create meaning, and to renegotiate our rhetorical understanding of the world. In this conference, we aim to explore how the study of rhetoric can respond to and engage with these often contentious dynamics. We aim to do so by moving forward both
<i>with</i> and <i>from</i> Kenneth Burke.</div>
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<div>More information about the conference and full CFP: <a href="https://www.ugent.be/pp/onderwijskunde/ce/en/kbconference2026">https://www.ugent.be/pp/onderwijskunde/ce/en/kbconference2026</a> </div>
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<div>Submissions of abstract by <b>October 31st, 2025</b>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Prof. Dr. Kris Rutten</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Research group</span><a href="https://www.ugent.be/pp/onderwijskunde/ce/en" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> Culture & Education</a><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Department of Educational Studies</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Ghent University</span></div>
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