B.A., Psychology, Morehouse College
M.S. School Psychology, Winthrop University
Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida
Recent and Selected Academic Contributions
2012, White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books (documentary film), California Newsreel.
(In Press). Black Macho Redux: Masculinity and Misogyny in Blade. Journal of Popular Culture.
2008, “Anthropology, Afrocentricity and African American Studies: A Disciplinary Dialogue.” Transforming Anthropology. Volume 16, Number 2, pp. 147-159.
2008, “Stepping off Stage: Towards a More Reflexive Blackness.” Journal of African American Studies. Volume 12, Number 2, 180-192.
2008, “Black Macho Redux: Masculinity and Misogyny in Blade.” Journal of Popular Culture (In Press).
Research Interests
African-American academic performance
Black masculinity
Media Studies
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