Charlton McIlwain

Charlton Deron McIlwain (born 1971) is an American academic and author whose expertise includes the role of race and media in politics and social life.[1] McIlwain is Professor of media, culture, and communication and is the Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development at New York University.

Early life and education

Charlton Deron McIlwain was born in 1971 to Annie and Ronald McIlwain of Charlotte.[2]

McIlwian completed a bachelor of arts in family psychology at Oklahoma Baptist University in 1994. He earned a Master of Human Relations from University of Oklahoma. In 2001, he earned a doctor of philosophy in communication from the same institution.[3]

Career

McIlwain joined the faculty of NYU in 2001, where he is now Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication and Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development.[4]

Selected works

He is the author of multiple books, including "Black Software: The Internet and Racial Justice, From the Afronet to Black Lives Matter," and Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns[5] from Temple Books (with Stephen M. Caliendo), and editor of The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity[6] in 2010, also with Caliendo. He is the author of multiple scholarly articles, and wrote both When Death Goes Pop: Death, Media and the Remaking of Community in 2005,[7] and Death in Black & White: Death, Ritual & Family Ecology in 2003. McIlwain is a Delphi Fellow at Big Think[8] and an Advisor to Data + Society.[9]

Personal life

In 2007, McIlwain married trial lawyer, Raechel Lee Adams in Washington, D.C.. The ceremony was led by officiant Ellen Dinerman of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society.[2]

References
  1. "Charlton McIlwain". Source of the Week. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "Raechel Adams, Charlton McIlwain". The New York Times. 2007-09-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. "Charlton McIlwain - Faculty Bio". steinhardt.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. "Charlton McIlwain". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. Reviews of Race Appeal:
  6. Reviews of The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity:
  7. Reviews of When Death Goes Pop:
  8. "Charlton McIlwain". Big Think. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. "Charlton D. McIlwain". Data & Society. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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