Tyler S. Rife

Tyler S. Rife serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performance and Communication Arts at St. Lawrence University. His scholarly profile centers on interdisciplinary intersections of critical rhetoric, environmental communication, and performance studies.

Professor Rife's research critically examines cultural production within the Anthropocene epoch, investigating how human domination of earth systems shapes political and communicative practices. His work spans geotraumatic performance, glitch aesthetics in digital culture, necropolitical dimensions of climate change, and queer ecological futurities through frameworks blending critical theory, media studies, and environmental humanities.

Recent publications reveal consistent scholarly output across high-impact journals including Text & Performance Quarterly, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking. His collaborative projects, particularly with The Cacophiliacs collective, demonstrate commitment to interdisciplinary knowledge production addressing urgent planetary challenges.

Contact is available through university email trife@stlawu.edu with office location in Griffiths 216. While no formal lab structure is documented, his collaborative publication pattern suggests active engagement with research collectives exploring performance-based responses to ecological crises.