Dietmar Till

Dietmar Till is a Professor of General Rhetoric at the University of Tübingen since 2011, succeeding Gert Ueding. He is a leading global expert on rhetoric's history and theory, with editorial roles in key publications like the Cambridge History of Rhetoric and the de Gruyter Neue Rhetorik series.

• Doctorate (summa cum laude) and habilitation at University of Göttingen (venia legendi in German Philology and Comparative Literature)
• Research leadership at the University of Berlin's 'Languages of Emotion' cluster
• Visiting professorships at University of Washington (2006, 2016) and visiting scholar at University of Illinois (2011)

His research spans historical rhetoric, propaganda theories, early modern cultural history, and digital education. Current projects include leading SFB 1391 Project A5 on Pragmatic Aesthetics of Epideictics and co-editing the Cambridge History of Rhetoric (Vol IV: 17th-19th Centuries).

His recent publications address topics like epideictic rhetoric, socialist discourse, and 18th-century German communication models, reflecting his focus on rhetoric's evolving societal applications.

Professional memberships include:

• Executive Board, SFB 1391 'Other Aesthetics'
• Advisory Board, Rhetoric Society of Europe
• Editorial Board, Rhetorica journal