Rhetoric Society Quarterly

Rhetoric Society Quarterly, the official journal of the Rhetoric Society of America, features original articles on all areas of rhetorical studies including theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy. The journal addresses an interdisciplinary audience of scholars and students of rhetorics who work in communication studies, English studies, philosophy, politics, and other allied fields. MEMBERS SHOULD LOG IN AND CLICK THE ORANGE “READ RSQ” BUTTON TO ACCESS THE JOURNAL.

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Articles Include

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  • The Unbearable Obliqueness of Rhetoric
  • Exigence at the Dawn of Recommendation Media: Dramatizing Salience in Audio Memes
  • Aporia in Barack Obama’s 2016 Dallas Police Memorial Speech
  • The World Has Ended, Long Live Worlds: Rhetoric at the Limit of Humanness
  • White Tears
  • Reconsidering Kairos through the Gendered History of Weaving

SUBMISSIONS

Rhetoric Society Quarterly invites book reviews, shorter essays in alternative writing modes, and article-length manuscripts on all aspects of rhetoric, including theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy.

Essay submissions judged appropriate for RSQ are sent for anonymous peer review to external referees, usually in two different disciplines; a decision usually will be made within three months of receipt of the manuscript. Book review inquiries can be sent to the book review editor. 

Subscriptions

Since 2006 (volume 36), Rhetoric Society Quarterly has been published by Taylor & Francis for the Rhetoric Society of America. RSA offers several types of subscriptions for RSQ; for more information, select your subscription type below.

Institutional

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Member SUBSCRIPTIONS

Members receive an subscription to RSQ, published five times a year. For information about your subscription, please see the Membership Information section of this website.

Individual (Non-Members)

Individuals who are not RSA members can still subscribe to RSQ.

Print only subscription:
$54 per volume (U.S.)
£33 per volume (Great Britain)
43€ per volume (Europe)