Frederick T. Attenborough
Frederick Thomas Attenborough is Senior Lecturer and Head of Sociology at Bishop Grosseteste University from Lincoln. Frederick also sits on the Editorial Boards of Gender and Language, the Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict, and the Journal of Gender Studies. He is also a property developer and property manager. In his capacity as Head of Sociology at BGU, Frederick is a regular contributor to Nicola Gilroy's lunchtime show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
Bishop Grosseteste University has supported Frederick in developing an entirely new sociology undergraduate degree in which sociological and business and entrepreneurial insights are brought together in ways that enable students to better understand the workings of modern—and increasingly global, interdependent and diverse—societies.
Career
Academia
Frederick Attenborough began his career as a lecturer in the Geography Department at Loughborough University in 2009 where he researched the practices and interventions that medical microbiologists used to open up the microbial world to medical perception. In 2009 he was appointed Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University.
In 2015 he was appointed Senior Lecturer and Head of Sociology at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln where he designed and ran BGU's new BA Sociology course. The first intake of students took place in September, 2015. Frederick's major research interests are primarily in language and discourse, and how language and discourse are used to do persuasive things in and across various settings. Across nearly 30 publications he studied how issues of incidents like sexism, gender, [...], [...], [...] violence, feminism and [...] are represented within texts like newspapers, novels, blogs, vlogs, videos and websites. His approach to the study of language and discourse is set out in a textbook, Discursive Psychology and the Media, which is to be published by Edinburgh University Press in 2016/2017. Frederick is also currently on the Editorial Boards of the journals Gender and Language and Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict (JLaC).
Property Development and Management
Since 2013 Frederick has been increasingly focused on property development and management in and around the East Midlands. His portfolio consists largely of 1 and 2 bedroom houses that have been renovated for rental purposes.
Media Appearances
Since May 2015, Frederick has been a regular contributor to Nicola Gilroy's lunchtime show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
Bibliography
Forthcoming books
{{ cite web | last = Attenborough | first = Frederick | title = Discursive Psychology and the Media (Edinburgh University Press) | url = https://www.academia.edu/10349039/Discursive_Psychology_and_the_Media_Edinburgh_University_Press_ | quote = Forthcoming as part of EUP's 'Media Topics' series. }}
Chapters in books
Journal articles
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External links
- Profile: Frederick T. Attenborough, Bishop Grosseteste University ("our academic staff" tab)
- Publications for Fred Attenborough, Loughborough University