Dominic Pettman

Professor of Media and New Humanities, The New School, New York City, US

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Dominic Pettman is professor of media and new humanities at The New School in New York City. His latest book is Ghosting: On Disappearance (2025).

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Why being ghosted is inevitable and being a ghoster is too

Being ghosted can feel shocking. But we need to get used to it because there’s no other way to cope with our world

by Dominic Pettman