Biography

Ph.D. University of Arizona

Drew Kopp’s scholarship and teaching focus on the practice and theory of ontological inquiry in a variety of contexts, including in the courses he teaches: How Writers Read, Rhetorics of Style, and Core II: Research Methods for Writers. 

Dr. Kopp has published articles in the Journal for the History of Rhetoric (2024), JOIE (2023), Intraspection(2020), Rhetoric Review (2013), JAC: A Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics (2012), and in Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy (2010). His co-authored book, Speaking Being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human (2019), presents an in-depth study of an extended example of ontological inquiry in practice. For more information, please see Dr. Kopp's website here.

Courses

How Writers Read, Rhetorics of Style, Writer's Mind, Core II: Research Methods for Writers

Research Interests

History of rhetoric, ontological inquiry

Current Publications

“De Figuris: Rediscovering Publius Rutilius Lupus.” The Journal for the History of Rhetoric. Fall 2024.

“More than Just a Turn of Phrase: Ontological Inquiry and Rhetorical Figures of Transformation.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 2024

“Ontological Inquiry: The Absent Heart of the University.” Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education. 1.1 (2023): Article 2, 1-20.