Dr. Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart

Originally a resident of Wisconsin, where she was a competitive speech, debate, and forensics competitor for Ripon College, Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart earned her doctorate in Communication from Texas A&M University. She emphasizes rhetoric as a method for writing and study. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies from Texas A&M, and has taught classes ranging from introductory public speaking, debate (which she has also coached competitively for TAMU), and technology skills, to upper-division courses about persuasion and popular culture. She worked as an assistant professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA from 2015 until 2017, teaching courses in rhetoric. She is now a freelance writer and editor.

Eleanor believes strongly in critical engagement with the cultures in which one participates, which has motivated her extensive study of the history of activism by diverse groups in society as well as her ongoing concern with the critical analysis of "cult" and "geek" media. Eleanor also has an enduring concern with the complex issue of freedom of speech, and the negotiation of safe spaces for discourse which both permit the expression of genuine beliefs and identities, while protecting the marginalized from discrimination.

Her middle name, Amaranth, reflects her belief in the never fading potential of humans to achieve harmony in the face of fear and adversity.