Sheena Howard

Sheena C. Howard is an American academic, author and producer. Howard is Assistant Professor of Communication at Rider University. She is also the Chair of the Black Caucus (National Communication Association)[1] and the founder of The NerdWorks Project. Dr. Howard is an award winning author who is the recipient of the 2014 Eisner Award for her first book Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (2013).[2]

Early life and education

Howard attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating with a Ph. D. in Communication and Culture.

Career

Howard is a social justice activist and cultural critic,[3] who writes about social and political events with a focus on racial and sexual minorities. From 2011 to 2013 Howard served as a Dissertation Award Committee member, AABHE. In addition, she was also a section editor for the Journal of African American Males In Education in 2009. Howard has been featured in The Washington Post,[4] National Public Radio[5] and PBS [6] for her work.

Eisner Award

In 2014, Dr. Howard made history by becoming the first Black woman to win an Eisner Award for her book Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation. The book, edited with Dr. Ron Jackson II, is based on her dissertation "African American Communication Dynamics Through Black Comics Strips." In an interview with Michael Cavna at The Washington Post, Dr. Howard is quoted as saying, "I want people to read the book and learn about the great black creators and writers that were writing characters during a time in which there was immense racism and hatred towards black people. These writers and creators were as much a part of the civil-rights movement as music artists, preachers and speakers."

Works

References

  1. "The Eisner Awards, Dr. Sheena C. Howard, and Watson and Holmes".. Comic Book Resources.
  2. "Dr. Sheena C. Howard Wins 2014 Comic Con Eisner Award for Book 'Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation'". Good Black News.
  3. "Professor Sheena Howard: 5 Interesting Facts About The First Black Woman to Win the Oscar of Comics". Kenya Foy. Clutch Magazine
  4. 1 2 "BLACK COMICS': Fresh off milestone Eisner Award, (Howard alumna) scholar goes deep beneath black-and-white of comics page at Fall for the Book [Q&A]". The Washington Post]
  5. "Rider prof makes history as first black woman to win 'Oscar of comic books' award", August 6, 2014 NewsWorks
  6. "Millennials' view on transgender and race issues.". To the Contrary, PBS
  7. "All Eyes On Eisner Winner Dr. Sheena Howard". Comic Creator News, by Mark C. Turner on Sep 9th, 2014
  8. "Taking a Look At the Eisner Winners and Wonder Woman’s New Movie Costume!". AutoStraddle
  9. "Review of Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation". Image Text: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies, Volume 8 No. 1 By Francesca Lyn
  10. "Rider University professor wins 'Oscar of comics' at San Diego Comic-Con" Brendan McGrath Times of Trenton, nj.com, August 03, 2014
  11. "Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation ed. by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II (review)". Kathryn M. Frank, Cinema Journal, Volume 55, Number 1, Fall 2015
  12. "Dr. Boyce Watkins Charges Lee Daniels With Having A 'Gay Agenda'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

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