Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine ARSTM promotes the study of the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine.

ARST also hosts day-long conferences in conjunction with the annual meetings of the National Communication Association (NCA) and the Rhetoric of America Society (RSA). In addition, ARST acts as an interest group of NCA to host panels and papers within the conference itself. Originally called the American Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, in November 2006 members voted unanimo

usly to rename the organization to the Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology in order to better reflect the international nature of its membership and intellectual concerns.

04/25/2026

⁉️ Guess what, ARSTM friends? ⁉️

The University of Waterloo is hosting a fantastic event that we are psyched for!

Beginning on Thursday, May 28, Rhetoricon Symposium: Figures & Constructions, Constructions & Figures is being held at the University's Davis Center.

This event will bring together leading scholars of rhetorical stylistics, construction grammar, and computational linguistics, working at the intersection of figurative patterns and grammatical constructions in the context of neurocognitive exemplar models and machine learning.

For more information, to see the full program, or to register, visit https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/rhetoricon-symposium-figures-constructions-constructions-figures.

Have a wonderful time! 👋👍

03/17/2026

Hello, book authors and book lovers everywhere! 📚📖📔

Want your book, or a book you’re a fan of, to be a part of the fourth Annual Book Café at the upcoming NCA convention?

Well, now’s your chance! 😊 If:

1. You published a book related to ARSTM since last year’s NCA, OR

2. You wrote a book that will be published this year that should be included, OR

3. You didn’t even write a book yourself but know of one (or more!) that fits the bill,

then please email a link to the book’s publisher page before March 21 to [email protected] and [email protected] for consideration in the proposal for this year’s Café. 📨

The Café celebrates new, scholarly monographs related to science, tech, the environment, engineering, and medicine/health. If that sounds like a book you have in mind, please send it our way!

Last year’s Book Café was a great success. Let's celebrate even more of your awesome scholarship this year! 🎉

03/02/2026

Attention, all students (both undergraduate and graduate)! 📣👋⭐

In collaboration with ARSTM, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting an online symposium titled (Dis)Ruption: Rhetoric of Response and Ability - and we want YOU to submit your materials!

They are seeking works examining rhetoric’s responsiveness to alterity, vulnerability, and difference, and hope you will submit your panels and/or papers for consideration.

More information about how, when, and where to submit can be found here: https://wpa-announcements.tracigardner.com/2026/02/26/cfp-uw-madison-spring-2026-rsa-student-chapter-symposium/.

02/25/2026

More exciting NCA updates, ARSTM friends!

**drumroll please** 🥁 🥁🥁

The preconference call for ARSTM@NCA is now live! 🎉🎉🎉

This year’s theme is “Circulation and Trust,” and asks how rhetoricians of science, tech, and medicine address questions of trust within and beyond our discipline.

Please submit your proposals online by July 31. And, if you have any questions, leave them below or email the preconference coordinator Dr. Gabriel Cutrufello at [email protected].

Want more details? Click here (https://www.arstmonline.org/meetings/nca/) and scroll down ⬇️ for more information.

02/16/2026

It’s that time of year again, everyone! ARSTM is now inviting submission of papers, paper sessions, and panel discussions for the upcoming 2026 NCA convention in New Orleans.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! 🎉 🎊 🥳

We invite submissions that respond to the convention theme — Move/ments in Communication — as well as the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine more generally.

Please visit our website (https://www.arstmonline.org/meetings/nca/) for more detailed information.

We will post additional details soon, but if you have any questions, leave them for us to respond to below!

Many thanks to all those who joined us for the third annual ARSTM Book Cafe! 📚 What a success! 🎉Here are some of our pho...
11/27/2025

Many thanks to all those who joined us for the third annual ARSTM Book Cafe! 📚 What a success! 🎉

Here are some of our photos from the event. Please feel free to tag yourselves, add your photos in the replies, and be sure to join us next year!

📣 Come one, come all, to ARSTM's Annual Book Cafe, to check out many recent (and wonderful!) ARSTM-related books! 📚📖This...
11/19/2025

📣 Come one, come all, to ARSTM's Annual Book Cafe, to check out many recent (and wonderful!) ARSTM-related books! 📚📖

This Saturday, swing by Willow Lake 03 from 4:00pm to 5:15pm. There you can chat with authors, get your books signed, and even win prizes!

Many thanks to Lisa Keränen & Jennifer Malkowski for organizing the event. See you there!

10/17/2025

⏰ It’s time to submit to the ARSTM pre-conference at the upcoming Rhetoric Society of America meeting! 😀

Pre-Conference Theme: Impact
Abstracts Due: 11/15/25
Decisions Released: 1/3/26
Pre-Conference Date: 5/20/26

Rhetoricians of science, technology, and medicine provide valuable insights that enrich our understandings of impact, including how impact intersects with concepts like kairos, megethos, telos, and more. Following the RSA conference theme of Rhetorical In/Dignities, we invite submissions exploring how scholars can expand understandings of impact to address in/dignities existing in the academy and in society.

While submissions may cover any ARSTM topic area, priority will be given to those related to the pre-conference theme.

To submit, email anonymized materials to [email protected] by 11/15/25. Use “ARSTM Preconference Submission” as the subject and include your contact information (and that of any co-authors) in the body of the email.

Still have questions about the pre-conference? Our website has additional pre-conference information: https://www.arstmonline.org/meetings/rsa/. You can also always drop them below, or send an email to [email protected] 📨.

Hope to see you in May! 👋👍

10/03/2025

Ever considered joining ARSTM leadership? 🤔

Good news - now is your chance! 🎉

We are seeking nominations (you can self-nominate! or nominate someone else!) for the following positions:

2nd Vice-President
2nd Treasurer
2nd Web Administrator

What do these positions involve?

1. 2nd Vice-President:
This role is part of a succession structure, eventually moving into the VP and President roles. They assist with program planning, monitor our organization email, and help our VP and President more generally.

2. 2nd Treasurer
This positions helps manage our finances, including managing accounts, maintaining our tax status, keeping records, and generating reports of financial activity. This is a two-year commitment, eventually transitioning to the 1st Treasurer role.

3. 2nd Web Administrator:
This position helps maintain ARSTM’s website. This includes assisting with technical updates, collaborating, and sharing important information with members. This is a two-year commitment, eventually transitioning to the 1st Web Administrator role.

To apply, please submit a brief statement (300 words or less) explaining:

1. your interest in any open position, and
2. any relevant experience

to Michelle Gibbons ([email protected]) by October 20th, 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team 😀

06/29/2025

Don't forget - there are only TWO DAYS left to submit to the preconference at NCA!

06/20/2025

📚 🏆 📖 Even more big news this week! The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine now invites nominations for this year’s Book Award! 📖 🏆 📚

The ARSTM Book Award celebrates outstanding books that advance the understanding of rhetoric within science, technology, and medicine. Books published within the past two calendar years are eligible for this year’s award (meaning they could have been published in 2024 or 2023).

The deadline for nominations is August 1. You can nominate your own book, or someone else’s! Please note that lead authors who have won previously cannot be nominated again for five years.

Here are the Book Award evaluation criteria:

1. The book’s contribution to practical and theoretical knowledge in the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine.
2. Its potential to foster interdisciplinary connections and/or engage the public.
3. Its suitability for teaching future scholars in the field.
4. The accuracy, clarity, and structure of the book’s presentation.
5. The overall quality of its writing and ideas.

When you are ready to submit a nomination (or several!) email Allison Rowland, our selection committee chair, at [email protected] with:

1. A cover letter (up to two pages) detailing the rationale for nomination.
2. A table of contents.
3. The book's introduction and one representative chapter.

Finalists for the Book Award will be notified by September 1. Then, full copies of the books advanced to the final round of consideration are due to committee members by September 15.

Book Award winners will be notified by October 15. They will receive a plaque, a one-year ARSTM membership, and recognition at the ARSTM@NCA business meeting in November.

Full details will be up on our website soon.

Good luck, everyone! 📚🏆📖

We can't wait to read your wonderful books!

06/17/2025

🏆 Nominations for ARSTM’s Article of the Year Award (for works published during the 2024 calendar year) are now open! 🏆

Each year, we recognize the most outstanding rhetoric of science, technology, or medicine-related article or book chapter published during the preceding calendar year. This year, nominations are due by September 20, 2025.

How do we evaluate nominations? We consider:
1. How well the article or book chapter extends and/or enacts practical and theoretical knowledge related to the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine,
2. The article or book chapter’s potential for cross-disciplinary fertilization and/or public engagement,
3. The article or book chapter’s potential for teaching future generations of rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine scholars,
4. The article or book chapter’s dedication to inclusive language, examples, and citational practices, and
5. The overall quality of writing and thinking

To nominate your work (or another person’s work), email the following information to ARSTM’s Article of the Year Award Committee Chair, Kate Maddalena, at [email protected]:
1. Use the subject header “Nomination: ARSTM Article of the Year Award”
2. Share the contact information for the author(s) of the nominated article or book chapter, including their affiliation, position, and email address, and
3. Provide a copy of the article or book chapter being nominated

Self-nominations are encouraged. Please note that lead authors who have won previously cannot be nominated again within 5 years.

We will have the details posted on the ARSTM website (https://www.arstmonline.org/) soon! And if you have any questions, you can always leave them below.

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

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