OWENSBORO, Ky. — Brescia University will host a virtual presentation with internationally prominent and award-winning Professor of Communication and Africana studies, Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, to celebrate Black History Month. Dr. Coleman’s presentation will be based around her book Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present and will include a question and answer portion at the end of the event. This event will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Taylor Lecture Hall and is open to the public. Masks are required.
Dr. Coleman is Northwestern’s vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion, chief diversity officer, and the Ida B. Wells and Ferdinand Barnett Professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Dr. Coleman is the author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (2011, Routledge) and African-American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor (2000, Routledge). She is co-author of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life (2014, Wiley-Blackwell). She is the editor of Say It Loud! African American Audiences, Media, and Identity (2002, Routledge) and co-editor of Fight the Power! The Spike Lee Reader (2008, Peter Lang). Her documentary film, Horror Noire, made its international premiere in 2019 to critical acclaim. To date, Horror Noire has won the 2020 Rondo Hatton Award for Best Documentary and the 2019 FearNyc Trailblazer Award.
Dr. Jeff Barnette, Brescia University Vice President for Academic Affairs/Academic Dean, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Coleman to Brescia University to share with us what will undoubtedly be a very interesting presentation. These types of conversations are vital in fostering an open and collegial spirit for our learning community.”
For more information, contact Rachel Whelan, Director of Public Relations and Marketing at 270-686-2110 or Rachel.whelan@brescia.edu.