Weekly Announcements – April 2, 2012

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New Rhetoric & Communication Research Network

We are pleased to announce the creation of Rhetoric & Communication Research Network (RCRN) within the Humanities Network. It will provide a worldwide, online community for research in all areas of rhetoric and communication studies, following the model of other subject matter networks within SSRN.

We expect RCRN to become a comprehensive online resource for research in rhetoric and communication studies, providing scholars with access to current work in their field and facilitating research and scholarship.

RCRN’s founding director is:

David C. Logan, Lecturer, University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business and Senior Partner, CultureSync
The following Subject Matter eJournals are available within RCRN. Initially, subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase until November 2012.

HISTORY OF RHETORIC eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/History-of-Rhetoric.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=History-of-Rhetoric
Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that examine rhetorical theories and practices of various historical periods. The topics in this journal include: Ancient & Sophistic Rhetoric; Classical Rhetoric; Enlightenment Rhetoric; Medieval Rhetoric; Modern & Postmodern Rhetoric; Nineteenth Century Rhetoric; Renaissance Rhetoric; Other topics related to History of Rhetoric not covered in the topics specifically listed.

RHETORIC & PUBLIC DISCOURSE eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Rhetoric-Public-Discourse.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Rhetoric-Public-Discourse
Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on the rhetorical aspects of public discourses and that examine the intersections of rhetorical theory and other disciplines that study these discourses. The topics in this journal include: Rhetoric & Law; Rhetoric & Politics; Rhetoric & the Media; Other topics related to Rhetoric & Public Discourse not covered in the topics specifically listed.

RHETORIC EDUCATOR: COMMUNICATION, COMPOSITION, RHETORIC, & WRITING eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/RCRN-Educator.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=RCRN-Educator
Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on writing instruction, pedagogy, classroom strategies, and the mechanics of writing, communication, and argument.

RHETORIC OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Rhetoric-Academic-Disciplines.html
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that analyze the documents produced by scientists and scholars in other academic disciplines. Relevant topics include writing style, special topoi, argument structure, epistemological assumptions, and other rhetorical features of academic texts.

RHETORICAL ANALYSIS eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Rhetorical-Analysis.html
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on the persuasive strategies and other rhetorical features of texts, images, and other cultural productions.

RHETORICAL THEORY eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Rhetorical-Theory.html
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that explore the philosophical and theoretical issues associated with rhetorical practices. The topics in this journal include: Agency; Argumentation; Communities & Audience; Ethics & Rhetoric; Psychological Aspects of Rhetoric; Rhetorical Identity & Identification; Visual Rhetoric; Other topics related to Rhetorical Theory not covered in the topics specifically listed.

WRITING TECHNOLOGIES eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Writing-Technologies.html
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that address issues at the intersection of rhetoric and technology. The topics in this journal include: Computer Mediated Communication (CMC); Design of Communication; New Media Studies; Other topics related to Writing Technologies not covered in the topics specifically listed.