Advances in the History of Rhetoric

Aims & Scope

The Journal for the History of Rhetoric (JHR) is the peer-reviewed publication of the American Society for the History of Rhetoric.

JHR (formerly called Advances in the History of Rhetoric) publishes high-quality scholarship on all historical aspects of rhetoric, in all historical periods, and with reference to all intellectual, national, and cultural communities.

The journal not only welcomes contributions from scholars who take diverse historical approaches to the study of rhetoric, it also seeks to broaden the realm of historical inquiry into rhetoric by publishing essays that investigate topics, texts, and controversies that have not typically been included in the canon of rhetorical history.

The scope of JHR includes, but is not strictly limited to, the following matters of historical research (listed alphabetically): Argumentation- Public address- Relations of rhetoric with other disciplines or cultural institutions, processes, and events- Rhetorical criticism- Rhetorical discourse- Rhetorical instruction in writing and speaking- Rhetorical theory (from a historical perspective)- The rhetoric of social movements

Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Toward a Posthuman Perspective: Feminist Rhetorical Methodologies and Everyday Practices

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Sarah

• Looking Into Aristotle's Eyes: Toward a Theory of Rhetorical Vision

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Debra

• Googling the Archive: Digital Tools and the Practice of History

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Janine

• Playing It Again in Post-Communism: The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Viktor Orbán in Hungary

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Anna, András

• Remembering Emmett Till: Reflections on Geography, Race, and Memory

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Dave

• A Rhetorical Tradition Lost in Translation: Implications for Rhetoric in the Ancient Indian <i>Nyāya SÅ«tras</i>

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Keith

• Demosthenes as Text: Classical Reception and British Rhetorical History

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Lois

• Escaping the Voice of the Mass/ter: Late Neoliberalism, Object-Voice, and the Prospects for a Radical Democratic Future

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Barbara A., William

• Bloody Rhetoric and Civic Unrest: Rhetorical Aims of Human Blood Splashing in the 2010 Thai Political Revolt

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Chanon

• Aristotle’s Rhetorical <i>Energeia</i>: An Extended Note

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Monica