I am trying to substantiate the details surrounding Richard Weaver's plagiarism of Burke. As I understand it, once while Burke gave a lecture, Weaver sat in the audience busily taking notes. Within a year later, Weaver published some of Burke's ideas without giving him credit--I want to say the publication was The Ethics of Rhetoric, but he may have plagiarised in a journal article as well. Burke supposedly complained
Save the dates! KB in Ghent, "Rhetoric in a Precarious World"
Rhetoric in a Precarious World. Moving forward with and from Kenneth Burke
In partnership with the Rhetoric Society of Europe, the Kenneth Burke Society will return to Ghent University July 1–3, 2026! In this conference, we aim to explore how the study of rhetoric can respond to and engage with the contentious dynamics our our times, moving forward both with and from KB.