Robert Hariman (born June 17, 1951) is an American scholar of rhetoric and public culture.
[2] Hariman’s scholarship focuses on political judgment, public culture, the history of rhetoric, and the role of photography in liberal-democratic societies.
His editorial work includes co-editing Studies in Rhetoric and Culture[3] (Berghahn).
Hariman also co-created “No Caption Needed,” a blog dedicated to photojournalism, politics, and culture, which he writes with John Lucaites.
His collaboration with Lucaites also includes two books: No Caption Needed[4] and The Public Image.