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Robin R. Means Coleman
Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969) is an American author, communication scholar, and educator known for her work in the fields of Afro-American studies, African studies, and media studies. She has written on the topic of race in horror films, and in particular representations of Black people in horror films, in her 2011 non-fiction book ''Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present'' (which was adapted into a 2019 documentary film), as well as in the 2023 book ''The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar'', which she co-authored with Mark H. Harris. Early life and education Coleman was born in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned her Bachelor of Arts in communication at Chatham College. She went on to receive a Master of Arts in communication from the University of Missouri, and earned her PhD in mass communication from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Career In August 2016, Coleman was insta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communication Scholar
Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in different cultures. Communication is commonly defined as giving, receiving or exchanging ideas, information, signals or messages through appropriate media, enabling individuals or groups to persuade, to seek information, to give information or to express emotions effectively. Communication studies is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge that encompasses a range of topics, from face-to-face conversation at a level of individual agency and interaction to social and cultural communication systems at a macro level. Scholarly communication theorists focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of communication, examining statistics in order to help s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |