Ronald L. Jackson II
Ronald L. Jackson II is an American academic and author. He is Past President of the
Early life and education
Jackson is a native of the
Career
Before arriving at UC, Jackson was a faculty member at
Works
The Negotiation of Cultural Identity (1999)
The Negotiation of Cultural Identity: Perceptions of European Americans and African Americans examines
African American Communication (2003)
African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture, coauthored with Michael Hecht and Sidney A. Ribeau, seeks to demonstrate why and how communication in interpersonal interactions between African Americans differs from that between European Americans. The authors argue that African-American identity, communicative competence, language style and relationship formation and maintenance are strategies adopted in order to navigate a dominant European power structure than inhibits cultural authenticity and access to power. The book won the 2003 National Communication Association African American Communication & Culture's Distinguished Scholarship Award.[4]
Understanding African American Rhetoric (2003)
Understanding African American Rhetoric: Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations is a collection of essays edited by Jackson and
African American Rhetoric(s) (2004)
African American Rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a collection of 14 essays edited by Jackson and Elaine B. Richardson, with an introduction by
Black Pioneers in Communication Research (2006)
Black Pioneers in Communication Research, written by Jackson and Sonja M. Brown Givens, is the 2006 winner of the National Communication Association African American Communication & Culture Division's award for scholarly excellence. It is a one-of-a-kind collection of biographical and critical snapshots of black scholars in communication studies, including Molefi Kete Asante, Donald Bogle, Oscar H. Gandy Jr., and Stuart Hall. The authors argue that mainstream scholarship has failed to acknowledge the contributions of black thinkers. Bryant Keith Alexander, writing in the European Journal of Cultural Studies, praised the book's biographical sections, which "outline central components and values of African-based cultures" and described the book as a whole as "a much-needed volume for both young black scholars seeking a historical foothold ... as well as scholars seeking to understand the tone and tenure, the breadth and depth of scholarship written by black communication scholars".[7]
Scripting the Black Masculine Body (2006)
In Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse and Racial Politics in Popular Media Jackson uses approaches from intercultural communication and critical identity studies to argue for a "scripting" (see
Encyclopedia of Identity (2010)
The Encyclopedia of Identity, edited by Jackson won the 2011 American Library Association's Outstanding Reference Source award. It is an encyclopedia comprising over 300 entries that approach identity as a socially constructed phenomenon and address its relevance to everyday life. W. Fontaine, writing for Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, recommended the encyclopedia "for libraries serving programs focused on issues of identity" but criticised the articles' bibliographies and uneven level of comprehensibility.[9]
Masculinity in the Black Imagination (2011)
Masculinity in the Black Imagination: Politics of Communicating Race and Manhood is a collection of essays edited by Jackson and Mark C. Hopson. The book employs an
Black Comics (2013)
Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation is a collection of essays edited by Jackson and Sheena C. Howard, and winner of the 2014 International Comic-Con Will Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work. Sheena Howard became the 1st African American woman to receive the coveted Eisner Award. The essays analyze
Bibliography
Written by Jackson
- The Negotiation of Cultural Identity: Perceptions of European Americans and African Americans (1999)
- African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture (Michael L. Hecht, Ronald L. Jackson II and Sidney A. Ribeau, 2003)
- Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse and Racial Politics in Popular Media (2006)
- Black Pioneers in Communication Research (Ronald L. Jackson II and Sonja M. Brown Givens, 2006)
- Think About It: Questions on Race and Self Discovery (Ronald L. Jackson II, 2000)
- African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture (Ronald L. Jackson II, Amber Johnson, Michael L. Hecht, and Sidney A. Ribeau, 2020)
Edited by Jackson
- Understanding African American Rhetoric: Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations (edited by Ronald L. Jackson and Elaine B. Richardson, 2003)
- African American Communication and Identities: Essential Readings (edited by Ronald L. Jackson II, 2004)
- African American Rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary Perspectives (edited by Ronald L. Jackson II and Elaine B. Richardson, 2004)
- Encyclopedia of Identity (edited by Ronald L. Jackson II and Michael A. Hogg, 2010)
- Global Masculinities and Manhood (edited by Ronald L. Jackson II and Murali Balaji, 2011)
- Masculinity in the Black Imagination (edited by Ronald L. Jackson and Mark C. Hopson, 2011)
- Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (edited by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II, 2013)
- Communicating Marginalized Masculinities: Identity Politics in TV, Film, and New Media (edited by Ronald L. Jackson II and Jamie E. Moshin, 2013)
- Interpreting Tyler Perry: Perspectives on Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality (edited by Jamel Santa Cruz Bell and Ronald L. Jackson II, 2014)
- Gladiators in Suits: Race, Gender and the Politics of Representation in Scandal (edited by Simone Puff, Kimberly Moffitt, and Ronald L. Jackson II, 2019)
References
- ^ a b Reilly, M. B. (May 1, 2012). "UC Alum Ronald L. Jackson II Returns to Campus as New McMicken Dean". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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