Department of Humanities

Arran Stibbe
BEng (York), MSc (Edinburgh), MSc (Centre for Human Ecology), PhD (Lancaster), PGCHE (Gloucestershire)

Position
Senior Lecturer, English Language

Contact
Email: astibbe @glos.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1242 714696

Arran’s research involves analysing texts which play an important role in the formation of identities and the construction of society. He has published articles applying critical discourse analysis to the social construction of health, race, gender, disability, non-human animals, and the environment. His current specialisation is in ecological linguistics, which involves investigating the ecologically destructive effects of discourses such as consumerism, and searching for alternative discourses which encourage more sustainable practices. He has recently published papers on ecological linguistics in the journals Language and Intercultural Communication, Society & Animals, and Anthrozoös, about magic in Soundings, about health in Men and Masculinities, and about disability in Japan Forum. He is the founder of the Language & Ecology Research Forum (http://www.ecoling.net) and chair of the EAUC's Education for Sustainability group.