Teaching
As a faculty member of the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC), I teach the following courses:
For undergraduate and graduate students
Minorities, Women and Mass Media (Jour 311), which looks at cultural dimensions of issues such as power, privilege, marginalization, the (in)visibility of minority groups, trends in media representation, race and gender historically and in contemporary mass media. We also focus on identity, epistemology, homogenous versus heterogeneous presentations of “culture,” socio-economic status, sexuality, and nationality.
Youth and Media (Jour 308), which examines the relationship among media industries, technology and the development of youth and young adults, along with the implications of learning from mass media products.
Critical and Cultural Research Methods (Jour 808), which aims to make students familiar with some classic and contemporary ethnographies; it acquaints students with the methodological tenets of ethnography, life stories, in-depth interviewing and virtual ethnography; it also considers theoretical and epistemological issues in ethnographic research and helps students put some of the data production techniques into practice towards their independent research projects.
Race, Media and Sports (jour 398), which analyzes and evaluates media coverage of significant sports figures and issues of race, with a focus on the representation of people of color (especially African Americans), the forces that affect the representation and changes over time.
Hip-Hop, Media and Society (Jour 309), which focuses on understanding hip-hop culture as a contemporary youth subculture, a historically African American aesthetic, a vehicle for mainstream media products and its impact on the innovation economy. This is a course that I developed, pitched and implemented as a permanent course in our department and as my signature course, it has been received awards from USC for innovative pedagogy and has been covered by several news outlets.
For high school students
AMPED - The Arts and Music Programs for Education in Detention Centers (AMPED) is a music mentorship program that connects Northwestern students with incarcerated young men at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). Developed in collaboration with faculty and graduate students at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, AMPED combines detailed lessons, one-on-one instruction, and supplementary programming, to create opportunities for shared learning and authentic relationships.
For undergraduate and graduate students
Minorities, Women and Mass Media (Jour 311), which looks at cultural dimensions of issues such as power, privilege, marginalization, the (in)visibility of minority groups, trends in media representation, race and gender historically and in contemporary mass media. We also focus on identity, epistemology, homogenous versus heterogeneous presentations of “culture,” socio-economic status, sexuality, and nationality.
Youth and Media (Jour 308), which examines the relationship among media industries, technology and the development of youth and young adults, along with the implications of learning from mass media products.
Critical and Cultural Research Methods (Jour 808), which aims to make students familiar with some classic and contemporary ethnographies; it acquaints students with the methodological tenets of ethnography, life stories, in-depth interviewing and virtual ethnography; it also considers theoretical and epistemological issues in ethnographic research and helps students put some of the data production techniques into practice towards their independent research projects.
Race, Media and Sports (jour 398), which analyzes and evaluates media coverage of significant sports figures and issues of race, with a focus on the representation of people of color (especially African Americans), the forces that affect the representation and changes over time.
Hip-Hop, Media and Society (Jour 309), which focuses on understanding hip-hop culture as a contemporary youth subculture, a historically African American aesthetic, a vehicle for mainstream media products and its impact on the innovation economy. This is a course that I developed, pitched and implemented as a permanent course in our department and as my signature course, it has been received awards from USC for innovative pedagogy and has been covered by several news outlets.
For high school students
AMPED - The Arts and Music Programs for Education in Detention Centers (AMPED) is a music mentorship program that connects Northwestern students with incarcerated young men at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). Developed in collaboration with faculty and graduate students at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, AMPED combines detailed lessons, one-on-one instruction, and supplementary programming, to create opportunities for shared learning and authentic relationships.
