Eric Detweiler joined the department in 2016, and he has since taught undergraduate and graduate courses including Digital Writing, Narrative Design for Games, Public Writing and Rhetoric, Sound Studies, and History of Rhetoric. He directs MTSU's Public Writing and Rhetoric program.

His book, Responsible Pedagogy: Moving Beyond Authority and Mastery in Higher Education, examines the history of writing and rhetoric pedagogy and makes a fresh case for the importance and value of public higher education and rhetorical education's role in it. He is also the coeditor of the collection Navigating Space On and Beyond Campus, which focuses on how writing programs are making innovative use of campus spaces and community connections amidst ongoing technological challenges and budget cuts in public higher education. Additionally, he runs a podcast called Rhetoricity, and his writing has been published in journals including Philosophy & Rhetoric, enculturation, and Rhetoric Review, as well as the collections Tuning in to Soundwriting and Teaching Games and Game Studies in Literature Classrooms.

Dr. Detweiler enjoys cooking, baking, and running and makes more puns than he probably should.

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