''Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy'' is a biannual

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covering the fields of computers and writing,

composition studies Composition studies (also referred to as composition and rhetoric, rhetoric and composition, writing studies, or simply composition) is the professional field of writing, research, and instruction, focusing especially on writing at the college leve ...

, and

digital rhetoric Digital rhetoric is communication that exists in the digital sphere. It can be expressed in many different forms, including text, images, videos, and software. Due to the increasingly mediated nature of contemporary society, distinctions betwee ...

. It was established in 1996, and was the first academic journal to publish multimedia webtexts. Founding editor Mick Doherty said: ''Kairos'' readership often exceeds 45,000 readers per month during issue release months. The journal's sister site, '' Kairosnews'', ran from 1997 to 2006, providing an online forum for discussion of issues. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Douglas Eyman (

George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...

). The word ''

kairos ''Kairos'' () is an ancient Greek language, Greek word meaning 'the right or critical moment'. In modern Greek, ''kairos'' also means 'weather' or 'time'. It is one of two words that the ancient Greeks had for 'time'; the other being (). ...

'' is an

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term with meanings including "exact or critical time, season, opportunity", used in

rhetoric Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. It is one of the three ancient arts of discourse ( trivium) along with grammar and logic/ dialectic. As an academic discipline within the humanities, rhetoric aims to study the techniques that speakers or w ...

and other fields.

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