Architects of Communication Scholarship: Travis Dixon on Understanding and Undoing Media Stereotyping
This episode features Professor Travis Dixon in conversation with Professor Marisa Smith. They discuss Professor Dixon’s work as a leading researcher in the field of media stereotyping and biased narratives in media outlets. Professor Dixon expands upon the rocky beginnings of the field of media stereotyping and goes on to express his hopes for the future of the field.
Featuring
Ellen Wartella
Marisa Smith
Travis Dixon
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More from our guests:
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social Sciences
Northwestern University
Director, Center on Media and Human Development
Twitter: @CMHD_NU
Assistant Professor | Advertising + Public Relations Department and The School of Journalism
Michigan State University
Twitter: @smithmarisaa
Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professorial Scholar | Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Twitter: @Dr_TLDixon
Facebook: Travis Dixon
Instagram: travisldixon
Works Referenced in Episode:
Signorielli, N., Gerbner, G., & Morgan, M. (1995). Standpoint: Violence on television: The cultural indicators project.
Dixon, T. L. (2016). Understanding how the internet and social media accelerate racial stereotyping and social division: The socially mediated stereotyping model. In Race and Gender in Electronic Media. Taylor & Francis.
Dixon, T. L. (2016). Understanding how the internet and social media accelerate racial stereotyping and social division: The socially mediated stereotyping model. In Race and Gender in Electronic Media. Taylor & Francis.
Copy and Audio Editor:
Sharlene Burgos
Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown
