Welcome to my site. Here you will find information about Brett Lunceford, assistant professor of communication at the University of South Alabama. I am a rhetorical scholar focusing on new technologies, social movements, and protest. My current projects examine the rhetoric of the body as it relates to gender, sexuality, and protest. Above all, I am interested in how we make sense of the world symbolically.
For more on my research interests, see my Research Interests page. Here is a brief list of areas I explore:
- Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- New Media and Technology
- Social Movement Rhetoric
- Media Ecology
- Rhetoric and Democratic Practice
- Theories of Orality and Literacy
- Pedagogical Practice
- Gender Performance
- Rhetoric of the Body
I am heavily involved in National Communication Association, Southern States Communication Association, and Alabama Communication Association. In NCA I have served as chair of the Human Communication and Technology Division and currently represent HCTD on NCA's Legislative Assembly. I currently serve as chair of the Freedom of Speech division of SSCA and as vice-president of the Alabama Communication Association. I am also in the middle of planning the ACA conference that will take place this summer.
Other Info on Dr. Lunceford
I was born in California and have lived up and down the West coast, most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. My doctoral program at Penn State took me on an extended sojourn to the East coast and my current position brought me to the South. I have worked as a technical editor in the cable internet industry, a collections agent, a pizza maker, a nurse's aide, and a whole lot of other things that I have probably forgotten with good reason. When I am not working on research or teaching, I enjoy creating experimental music. I perform noise and dark ambient music under the names Stolen Light and Goose, respectively. Between the two projects I have over thirty releases and tracks on compilations from all over the world. When I am not creating my own music, I review experimental music for the webzine ChainDLK. I am also an avid cook, and I have enjoyed learning how to cook Southern style cuisine. My wife likes my Jambalya over some of the best in New Orleans and I make a pretty mean shrimp and grits. Drop me a line if you want the recipe.
