Ira Allen is assistant professor of rhetoric, writing, and digital media studies at Northern Arizona University. He publishes on rhetoric, democracy, ethics, and writing, and has translated works by Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin, and Werner Hamacher, among others. His book, The Ethical Fantasy of Rhetorical Theory, critically examines rhetorical theory throughout history in order to develop a unifying vision for the field, circulating around notions of troubled freedom and fantastical truth.