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Ned O'Gorman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research draws on rhetorical, historical, and philosophical methods and theories to understand the Cold War as a product of broader histories. In this effort, he has written on topics like the sublime, visuality, Cold War strategy, and religion. Additionally, he has written an award-winning essay on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, pastor, and member of the resistance to Hitler, concerning Christian justification for political resistance vis-a-vis deception, intrigue, and subversion in a time of war. Presently, he is completing a book-length study of American Cold War security strategy entitled, Spirits of the Cold War: Strategy and Ethical Identity in American Foreign Policy.
Professor O'Gorman has taught a wide range of courses and has consistently been rated highly by his students, including placement on the “Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students.” He teaches rhetorical history, rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, philosophy of communication, and the history of aesthetics.
He is the recipient of a number of awards and grants, including a faculty fellow award from the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities.
He lives in Urbana, Illinois with his wife and three kids.
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