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Thomas J. Rickert is a Professor of English at Purdue University, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts. His research interests are oriented towards the histories and theories of rhetoric, with particular focuses on sophists, comparative rhetoric, ecology, and post-phenomenological approaches to media technology. Rickert has published several notable works, including 'Acts of Enjoyment: Rhetoric, Žižek, and the Return of the Subject' (2007) and 'Ambient Rhetoric: Attunements to Rhetorical Life' (2013), both with the University of Pittsburgh Press. His essays have appeared in distinguished journals such as Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Philosophy & Rhetoric, Review of Communication, and Rhetorica. His recent work has addressed the relations between rhetoric and media technology, drawing connections from ancient Greece to the contemporary world. Currently, he is engaged in a book project that explores how the sophists anticipated and can assist in navigating the challenges brought forth by digitality.
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