Dr. Adam Rosenthal

Biography

Adam R. Rosenthal is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Emory University. His research interests encompass Poetry Poetics, Deconstruction, Nineteenth-Century European and American Literature, and Continental Philosophy. His upcoming book, "Poetics of the Gift: Reading Poetry from Homer to Derrida," published by Edinburgh University Press, interrogates the Western poetic tradition's intrinsic link with the concept of gift-giving, emphasizing the complex and ambivalent nature of this relationship. Rosenthal's work spans from the classical period to contemporary poetic practices, exploring themes such as anthropocentrism and literary exchange. He has also served as editor and co-editor for several special issues of academic journals. His current research project, "Prosthetic Immortalities: Deconstruction, Transhumanism, and the Promise of Eternal Life," investigates the philosophical implications of biological immortality and its challenges to traditional narratives of finitude. His published essays can be found in various prestigious journals.

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