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We sat down with Joshua Gunn, associate professor of communication studies at The University of Texas at Austin, to find out.<\/p>\n

Gunn does research at the intersection of rhetorical and cultural studies, in pursuit of two, interrelated projects: the integration of psychoanalysis and rhetorical\/textual theory and a demonstration of the relevance and ubiquity of theological forms in public culture and daily life.<\/p>\n

His latest published research focused on the role of theological form, from the apocalyptic, occult and paranormal to the mundane religiosity of the \u201ctheory wars\u201d in the humanities. His teaching interests include courses in rhetorical theory and criticism, rhetoric and religion, and rhetoric and popular music.
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