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2^nd Biennial International Conference

on the topic

Rhetoric in the Time of AIDS: African

Perspectives

organised by

The African Association for Rhetoric (AAR)

Date: 1-3 July 2009

VENUE: Graduate School Building, Innovation Centre, Durban, South Africa

REGISTRATION: Faculty R1250; Grad Students: R800

Recent literature at the intersection of rhetoric and medical science, particularly as it relates to HIV/AIDS epidemic, is proof that the resurgence of rhetoric in academic discourse across disciplines is making progress. This conference, Rhetoric in the time of AIDS: African Perspectives promises to bring together distinguished researchers, scholars and graduate students from across the globe whose interests relate to rhetoric and AIDS. This multidisciplinary conference will be of interest to specialists in but not limited to Rhetoric, Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Ethics, Sociology, Gender Studies, Psychology, Social Development Studies, Anthropology, Pharmacology, Political Science, Economic Policy, African Studies and Communication. This conference arises in view of the recognition and opportunity for contemplating issues ranging from policy, the construct of medical knowledge around the pandemic, media rhetoric and the state of global health to funding politics. Interested scholars and academics are invited to submit abstracts of about 250 words each.

2009 Conference Registration Form

Click here to download The African Association for Rhetoric 2009 Conference Registration Form for the 2nd Biennial International Conference.

'Media Messages Under the Microscope' article written by Segun Ige.

If you would like to download the article published by Segun Ige titled 'Media Messages Under the Microscope', Rhodes Journalism Review (issue number 28) please click here.

Segun Ige

On the 3rd of July 2007, at the commencement of the one day colloquium entitled Rhetoric Protests and the Economy, I was asked to introduce the Association to the audience, I simply said, ‘we do not have so much that we can yet talk about, but we have a future.’ From then on, the future began. The papers presented at the colloquium were well received and discussions were lively. The papers have been collected into a volume which is due for release by the end of the year. Now the Association can confidently say, ‘We have a history, and we have a future.’ The African Association for Rhetoric is poised to make a difference in our social, political, legal and cultural spheres.