Kyle Chitwood (he/him) is a doctoral student in the communication and film program at the University of Memphis. His research interests lie at the intersections of music, rhetoric, race, religion, and media. Specifically, he is interested in the spirituality that has been generated from popular forms of reggae music in American culture and how it impacts the degree to which reggae can act as a medium for social change.

 

BA in communication studies from Texas State University, 2019

MA in communication studies from Texas State University, 2022

PhD in communication studies from the University of Memphis, expected 2027