29 February 2012

Spring Scholarly Event: Robert Asen

KU Ars Rhetorica has collaborated to secure the funding to bring in super-scholar Dr. Robert Asen from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Come join as he will be doing several events:
  • 7:00pm on Monday March 5th Dr. Asen will deliver a lecture titled "Notes on the Relationship Between Deliberation and Trust." His lecture will be in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
  • 1:00pm on Tuesday March 6th Dr. Asen will join the Rhetoric and Counterpublics class being co-taught by Frank Farmer (Dept. of English) and Dave Tell (Dept. of Communication Studies).
  • 4:00pm on Tuesday March 6th Ars Rhetorica will be hosting a happy-hour meet-and-greet with Dr. Asen at The Bird Dog in The Oread. Come grab a drink and talk shop with Dr. Asen about anything and everything!
The full press release is posted here.

22 February 2012

Beers, Rhetoric, and our Springtime Meeting!

Hello KU Rhetoricians!


Mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, February 23rd 2:30-3:30pm for our first meeting of the semester at the Oread restaurant (/Bird Dog Bar). We will be discussing Dr. Robert Asen's visit March 5-7th, our upcoming social, the 2013 Summer Institute, and other rhetorically-relevant topics!


We hope to see you then!

Rachel Bloom

KUAR Chair