Michael Rectenwald Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Dr. Michael Rectenwald is the author of twelve books, including The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty (2023); Thought Criminal (2020); Beyond Woke (May 2020); Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom (2019); Springtime for Snowflakes: “Social Justice” and Its Postmodern Parentage (an academic’s memoir, 2018).

United States

Guide students in research projects in Science Studies or Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and transhumanism.

Greater New York City Area

Taught writing, literature, theory, and science-and-literature courses. Served as a pilot faculty member charged with developing and teaching the first offerings in a new Global Liberal Studies B.A. program. Chaired a new concentration in Science, Technology and Society and developed and taught the inaugural courses. Contributed to the design and execution.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed courses for the new Science Technology and Society major.

Taught courses in world literature, and academic, technical, and professional writing. Advised and mentored students. Conducted committee work. Participated in curriculum development. Developed and taught two inaugural courses—Writing for Digital Media and Writing for Science and Technology— for a new writing concentration.

Durham, North Carolina

Taught undergraduate writing courses in creativity and intellectual property, exploring the historical roots of modern authorship and intellectual property and their impact on literature, the arts, the sciences and technology, and world cultures. Participated in workshops to hone best practices in teaching the subject of writing.

Cultural History and Writing

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Tested and documented cutting-edge artificial intelligence software. Authored and co-authored journal articles and white papers. Wrote press releases. Designed and maintained internal and external websites.

Reviewed literary fiction and biographies. See publications.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Literary And Cultural Studies

Studied nineteenth-century science and literature, the sociology of scientific knowledge, critical theory, etc.

Master Of Arts (Ma), English Language And Literature/Letters

Studied critical theory and literature courses. Wrote on science in George Eliot's Middlemarch.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters, Cum Laude

Studied English literature, wrote poetry, worked at the Original Hot Dog Shop in Oakland, etc.

Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: I was an apprenctice to poet Allen Ginsberg at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder.

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, Alden Scholar

Was a pre-med student who also wrote a lot of poetry.

Master Of Arts - Ma, English Language And Literature/Letters

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, English Language And Literature/Letters