Nathan Crick is a Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University, where he specializes in rhetoric and its intersections with philosophy, power, democracy, and social change. Drawing from classical, pragmatic, and continental traditions, his research examines how rhetoric shapes art, science, religion, journalism, and politics during periods of disruption and transformation.
A native of Massachusetts, Crick earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh after earlier studies in environmental science and journalism at the University of Massachusetts. He previously taught at Louisiana State University before joining Texas A&M in 2013.
He is the author of several influential books, including Democracy and Rhetoric: John Dewey on the Arts of Becoming (2010), Rhetoric and Power: The Drama of Classical Greece (2014), The Keys of Power: The Rhetoric and Politics of Transcendentalism (2017), and The Rhetoric of Fascism (editor, 2022), along with works on propaganda, public speaking, and Dewey’s ideas for contemporary times. His scholarship bridges historical rhetorical theory with modern democratic challenges.
Articles and papers published in the Journal include:
- “A Pedagogy of Freedom: John Dewey and Experimental Rural Education” (Volume 3, Issue 2 with David Tarvin – Fall, 2012)