Tag: Marcia Alesan Dawkins

  • Interracial Love Is No Societal Cure-All truthdig 2012-02-17 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University A recently released report by the Pew Center is a belated Valentine’s Day gift to interracial families. The report indicates that intermarriage across racial and ethnic lines continues to be on the rise in the U.S. and the change is…

  • Color and Cultural Identity BlogTalkRadio Bruce Hurwitz Presents 2012-01-12, 18:00Z (13:00 EST, 10:00 PST) Bruce Hurwitz, Host Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Ph.D. Forum introduces listeners to doctoral and post-doctoral students and their cutting-edge research in the arts, sciences, or humanities. As part of our Ph.D. Forum, I will be joined by Marcia…

  • Dances With Aliens? Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Dr. Dawkins shares her thoughts on multiracialism, media and James Cameron’s blockbuster film “Avatar” at the 2011 American Studies Association Conference.

  • The Film You Didn’t See – Who’s the Alien, Cowboy? Cultural Weekly 2011-08-25 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Ulli K. Ryder, Visiting Scholar Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Brown University Chances are you didn’t see Cowboys and Aliens. The film won’t get to $100 million box office in…

  • Roundtable with Fanshen Cox, Dr. Ulli Ryder, and Dr. Marcia Dawkins Blogtalk Radio Tuesday, 2011-08-09, 22:00Z (18:00 EDT) Michelle McCrary, Host Is That Your Child? Fanshen Cox, Actress, Educator, Founder and Producer of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, co-host Mixed Chicks Chat Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Ulli K. Ryder, Visiting…

  • Mixed Messages: Barack Obama and Post-Racial Politics Spectator (Journal of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematics Arts) Volume 30, Number 2 (Fall 2010) pages 9-17 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University The election of President Barack Hussein Obama marks an important milestone in United States racial politics. Many cultural critics and opinion leaders…

  • Marvel’s Mixed Race “Ultimate Spider-Man” The Huffington Post 2011-08-03 Marcia Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University As a kid from Queens, NY it’s not hard to understand why Spider-Man has always been my favorite superhero. Aside from a shared geographical location Spider-Man reflected many of the qualities of urban youth. He came from a working class…

  • Marcia Dawkins to be Featured Guest on Mixed Chicks Chat Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox and Heidi W. Durrow Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #217 – Marcia Dawkins When: Wednesday, 2011-07-27…

  • Interracial Relationships and Loving v. Virginia CityLine Boston WCVB Boston 2011-06-15 Karen Holmes Ward, Director of Public Affairs and Community Services; Host and Executive Producer of CityLine Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Ken Tanabe, President and Founder LovingDay.org Dr. Dawkins discusses the ongoing impact of interracial romantic relationships, multiracial identities and passing in…

  • Giving Loving Day Its Due Truthdig 2011-06-11 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been invited to commemorate or at least think about Loving Day this year. And with good reason. In 1958, newlyweds Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving were indicted on charges of violating Virginia’s ban on…