H-RHETOR

[Gary Hatch <HATCHG -at- JKHBHRC -dot- BYU -dot- EDU>]

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                  History of Rhetoric Discussion List

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FORMAT
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     H-RHETOR is moderated by Gary Hatch of Brigham Young
University (gary_hatch -at- byu -dot- edu).  Posts to the list are collected by
the moderator and distributed in digests daily.  Announcements of
interest and notes from the moderator may be sent as
singular messages.

MISSION
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     H-RHETOR is an international electronic discussion
group based at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
H-RHETOR will provide a forum for scholars and teachers of
the history of rhetoric, writing, and communication.  There are no
geographical or chronological boundaries.

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tools of analysis; and to test new ideas and share comments and
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SPONSORSHIP
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     H-RHETOR is sponsored by the H-Net project of the UIC
History Department, with support from the College and ACLS.
(Support from NEH is pending.) H-Net is a broad initiative to
establish electronic communications among historians and to
educate historians in the use of electronic media.  Gary L.
Hatch of Brigham Young University (gary_hatch -at- byu -dot- edu) is the list
moderator; Professor Richard Jensen is the director of H-Net.
Write to Jensen anytime at u08946 -at- uicvm for further
information about H-Net (or phone him at home at
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History Network, an organization established to coordinate the
efforts of historians in using Internet and Bitnet.  H-Net
sponsors other lists pitched to academics.  Find out more about
these lists by contacting Richard Jensen or Gary Hatch.

EDITORIAL BOARD
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      Announcement of the H-RHETOR Editorial Board is
forthcoming.