7th International Conference on Rhetoric “Days of Ivo Škarić”
Croatia, Island of Brač (Postira)
April 23rd – 26th 2025
Call for papers
7th International Conference on Rhetoric “Days of Ivo Škarić” Croatia, Island of Brač (Postira) April 23rd to 26th 2025 Call for papers We invite you to the seventh International Conference on Rhetoric “Days of Ivo Škarić” and would be honored if you contributed to its success by sharing your research findings in the fields of rhetoric, argumentation theory, stylistics, informal logic, communication studies and neighboring disciplines. The conference in honor of late Professor Emeritus Ivo Škarić, the most prominent and influential Croatian expert in rhetoric, has become a biennial meeting point for experts in the interdisciplinary field of rhetoric. We had the pleasure to host scholars from Europe and North America, all prominent authorities in argumentation theory, stylistics and visual rhetoric, as our keynote speakers (Leo Groarke, Igor Ž. Žagar, Frans H. van Eeemeren, Jens E. Kjeldsen, Christopher Tindale, Michael Burke, Krešimir Bagić, Petra Aczel, Nick Turnbull, and Cornelia Ilie). The 2025 conference will be organized from April 23rd to 26th once again in the town of Postira, on the beautiful island of Brač, Croatia. Keynote speakers will be: dr. Janja Žmavc, associate professor and senior research associate at Pedagoški inštitut (Slovenia), dr. Dima Mohammed, Coordinator at ArgLab, senior research fellow at Nova Institute of Philosophy, and a guest professora at Departamento de Ciências de Comunicação (Portugal), and dr. Viktorija Car, full professor at Communication and Media (University of Split). The main themes of the conference are 1. RHETORIC IN EDUCATION 2. POLITICAL ARGUMENTATION 3. RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATION.
Conference themes include, but are not limited to
- argumentation and law
- argumentation theory
- history of rhetoric
- rhetoric and philosophy
- rhetoric and stylistics
- rhetoric in the media
- rhetoric of political discourse
- rhetoric of religious discourse
- rhetoric of science
- visual rhetoric.
The deadline for sending abstracts is November 15th 2024 November 29th and after the peer review process the final decisions will be announced by December 15th 2024. Please send your abstract to daniiveskarica@gmail.com. Deadline for early bird registration is February 1st 2025 with the registration fee of 180 € (90 € for Master and Ph.D. students).
The language of the conference is English. Abstracts should contain between 350 – 400 words. The following information should be included:
Name of author(s)
Affiliation (for each author if more than one)
Contact email (for each author if more than one)
Title of presentation Abstract (350 – 400 words) Keywords (up to four keywords)
References (not required, but the maximum of four references can be used if necessary).
Information about accommodation and transportation will be given at the official website. For any additional information please contact us via email daniiveskarica@gmail.com
We are looking forward to the presentations of your current research and exchange of ideas in the warm atmosphere of the beautiful Croatian Island of Brač. In addition to the conference, you will experience wonderful nature, clear blue Adriatic Sea and delicious local cuisine. Hoping to see you in Postira in 2025!
On behalf of the Program Committee:
Anita Runjić Stoilova, Ph.D., Full Professor
On behalf of the Organizing Committee:
Zdravka Biočina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor