Hello Grace:
Great to know about your current endeavors.
One of the persons you should get in touch with is Marilyn Kern-Foxworth, author of Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus. Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
I don’t know if she has continued this line of research, but she can certainly offer guidance and would be a great and engaging speaker, too. I’ve cc’d her on this message, but don’t know if the address listed is still valid.
Also, many years ago, I was a consultant for the Smithsonian Institution when it was in the early planning stages of an exhibit that was going to be titled “Ethnicity (and race) in the age of commerce.” This exhibit was going to include a retrospect into ethnic/racial images in advertising from a century or two ago. I don’t have a contact for that at hand, but you can try to check with the Museum of American History.
All the best with your work, and do consider re-engaging with MAC and AEJMC.
Cordially,
Federico
President, Association for Latino Media, Markets & Communication Research
Secretary, Board of Directors, Latino Public Radio Consortium
Chair, Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division, International Communication Association
Chair, Mentorship Program of the Minorities & Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Member, Advisory Board, Hispanic Child Trends
Member, Board of Directors, National Association for Media Literacy Education
Hello:
My name is Grace Jackson-Brown and I’m a librarian at Missouri State University. I have a doctorate in mass communication and at one time I was a member of MAC. I am seeking a speaker and scholar who can provide historical context to early racist commercial art in advertising and the media from the 1920s and 1930s. The library at Missouri State University plans to host an exhibit in the spring on Racist Commercial Art in the 1920s and 1930s. I learned about these plans for the exhibit a few months ago and inquired if a speaker would be provide to give historical context for the exhibit and was told nothing was planned. I would like to ask those on this list if anyone could recommend a speaker or if they’d be personally interested in being hired as a speaker for this event.
Thank you!
Grace M. Jackson-Brown, PhD, MLS
Associate Professor, Library Science
Missouri State University
Duane G. Meyer Library, room 110F
901 South National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897
Telephone: (417)836-4547