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Informationen zum Autor Ronald L. Jackson II (Ph. D., Howard University) is Associate Professor of Culture and Communication Theory in the Department of Communication Arts & Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University. He is author of The Negotiation of Cultural Identity (Praeger Press), Think About It! (Iuniverse.com), African American Communication: Identity and Culture (with Michael Hecht and Sidney Ribeau; Erlbaum Publishers). Forthcoming are five books entitled: African American Rhetorics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (with Elaine Richardson; Southern Illinois University Press); Scripting the Black Masculine Body in Popular Media: Identity, Discourse and Racial Politics in Popular Media (SUNY Press), Essential Readings in African American Communication Studies and Understanding African American Rhetoric (with Elaine Richardson). Dr. Jackson's theory work includes the development of two paradigms coined "cultural contracts theory" and "black masculine identity theory." Klappentext This ground-breaking work explores the conceptual contributions of Black scholars to communication studies. It is the only book in the field of communication that, through personal interviews with many of these living pioneers, systematically exploring their lives, careers, and pioneering contributions, which have shaped various contours of humanistic and social scientific inquiry within communication studies and beyond. Zusammenfassung Black Pioneers in Communication Research is the only book in the field of communication that-through personal interviews-systematically explores the lives, careers, and profound conceptual contributions of the men and women who have helped shape the contours of humanistic and social scientific inquiry within communication studies and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Molefi Kete Asante Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References2. Donald E. Bogle Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References3. Hallie Quinn Brown Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References4. Melbourne S. Cummings Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References5. Jack L. Daniel Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References6. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References7. Stuart Hall Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References8. Marsha Houston Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References9. Joni Jones/Iya Omi Osun Olomo Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References10. Dorthy L. Pennington Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion References11. Orlando L. Taylor Introduction Biographical Information Academic Background and Experience Contributions to Communication Research Conclusion ReferencesIndexAbout the Authors ...
