Arie Likhtman is from St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Butler University with a BA in Critical Communication and Media Studies, with minors in Music Industry Studies and Philosophy. His research interests include the intersection between the rhetoric of cognitive disability and contemporary political rhetoric, with an emphasis on studying how neurodivergent individuals navigate political arenas. Arie is also passionate about public speaking pedagogy, serving as a student tutor and manager for the Butler University Speaker's Lab.
Undergraduate thesis-- Neuropolis, An Account of the Neurodivergent Politics. Presented at the 2024 Central States Communication Association conference
Rhetorical Studies, Disability Studies, Neurodivergence Studies, Political Rhetoric, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, Poststructuralism, Classical Rhetoric