Erec Smith
Erec Smith is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, Smith’s primary work focuses on the rhetorics of anti-racist activism, theory, and pedagogy. He is the president of the Foundation for Free Black Thought. Smith’s recent books include A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (2020) and The Lure of Disempowerment: Reclaiming Agency in the Age of CRT (2022). He tweets here.
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Who are you?
I am an educator, a writer, an activist in the strict sense of the word, and a firm believer in the importance of communication.
What do you do?
I am an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania, Director of the Mutual Persuasion Project, and President of the Free Black Thought. In 2023, I am serving as a visiting scholar at the Cato Institute.
What do you believe?
I believe that the study of classical liberalism and the importance of communication therein is necessary to maintain a healthy free and civil society. I believe individualism, properly understood, is an underrated concept in contemporary society, even American society.
