James Geary

James Geary is a Lecturer in the Journalism department at Boston University. He has taught at multiple institutions, including Bennington College, Brandeis University, the Harvard Kennedy School, Tufts University, and the Harvard Extension School. From 2013 to 2023, he served as Deputy Curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and Editor of Nieman Reports. Previously, he was Editor of the European edition of Time magazine.

His research and writing focus on rhetoric, metaphor, and aphorisms, reflected in his five nonfiction books: Wit’s End, I Is an Other, Geary’s Guide to the World’s Great Aphorists, The World in a Phrase, and The Body Electric. These works explore the intersection of language, culture, and human cognition.

No specific scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. His teaching and editorial roles highlight a commitment to journalism education and the dissemination of scholarly communication practices.