Lisa Villadsen is Professor of Rhetoric at the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, USA. As a rhetorical critic, her research interests revolve around contemporary political rhetoric, particularly issues of rhetorical citizenship and official apologies. She teaches courses such as ‘Rhetorical Criticism’, ‘Rhetoric in Society’ and ‘Debate Culture and Rhetorical Citizenship’.

Villadsen’s research has been published in journals like Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Argumentation, Punctum, International Journal of Semiotics, Rhetorica Scandinavica, Javnost, and Citizenship Studies. She is the co-editor of Populist Rhetorics. Case Studies and a Minimalist Definition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022; The Rhetoric of Official Apologies. Critical Essays, Lexington Books, 2021; Rhetorical Citizenship and Public Deliberation. Penn State University Press, 2012; and Contemporary Rhetorical Citizenship: Purposes, Practices, and Perspectives, Leiden University Press as well as rhetoric textbooks in Danish. E-mail: lisas@hum.ku.dk