James Eric (Jay) Black

Email: black_je@mercer.edu

Education:
Ph.D., Public Communication
Georgia State University
Department of Communication



Dissertation: “Subterranean Dissent in the Okefenokee Swamp: The Politics of Walt Kelly’s 1950s Parody”
Courses: Historic Methods, Theories of the Public, Communication Pedagogy, Media and Culture, National Identity, Theories of Media Uses and Effects, Critical Visual Culture Theory, Media in Context (1950s), Qualitative Research, Media Historiography, Media in a Global Context, Audience Studies, Rhetorical Methods
GPA: 3.8
MA, Journalism Management (1998)
University of Kansas School of Journalism
Courses taken included: Broadcast Management I, II, and III, Film Theory I and II, Graduate Seminar in Political Journalism, Broadcast Production and Writing, History of American Journalism, Introduction to Graduate Studies, Radio-Television Seminar, Sales Production, Survey of Mass Media, Public Relations, The American Press, News-Editorial Seminar, Communications Law, Media Sales, Graduate Seminar in American Pop Culture since 1850.
GPA: 3.79

BS, Broadcast Communications (1987)
Mercer University of Atlanta
Courses taken included: Photography, Acting, Educational Media Production and Design, Vocal Development and Production, TV Production, Communication Theories, News for Radio, Mass Media and Society, News Writing and Reporting, Public Relations, History of Motion Pictures, Broadcasting in the US, 300 years of American Journalism, Scriptwriting for the Electronic Media, Creative Writing I and II, Argument and Debate.


Academic Publications:
Academic Book
Black, James Eric. The Art of the Political Swamp: Walt Kelly and Pogo. Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2016.
Black, James E., comp. Heard on the East Side: Stories from Macon’s First Neighborhood. Ed. James E. Black. Macon: Centenary, 2016

Book Chapter
Black, James Eric (Jay). The Emergence of ‘Atomodoxy’ in Cold-War Rhetoric and Science Fiction Narratives. International Handbook of Semiotics. 1st ed. London: Springer, 2015. 265-80.
Black, James Eric (Jay). In Defense of Vespertilio-homo: Finding the Truth in the 1835 Moon Hoax. Sensationalism: Murder, Mayhem, Mudslinging, Scandals, and Disasters in 19th-Century Reporting. Piscataway, Ed. David B. Sachsman and George R. West, Jr. NJ: Transaction, 2013.

Refereed:
Black, James Eric (Jay). The Emergence of ‘Atomodoxy’ in Cold-War Rhetoric and Science Fiction Narratives: Fear, Threats, and the Duties of Citizenship in an Atomic Age. Southern Semiotic Review3 (2014): n. pag. Web.
Black, James Eric (Jay). Silent Cal and the Invisible Audience. ETC: A Review of General Semantics69.1 (2012): 3-20.
Black, James Eric (Jay). 'Amoozin’ but Confoozin’: Comic Strips as a Voice of Dissent in the 1950s. ETC: A Review of General Semantics66.4 (2010): 460-77. Print.
Selectively Edited:
Black, James Eric (Jay). Amoozin’ but Confoozin’: Comic Strips as a Voice of Dissent in the 1950s. Semiotics 2009: The Semiotics of Time.Ed. Karen Haworth, Jason Hogue and Leonard G. Sbrocchi. Semiotic Society of America, Ottawa: Legas Press, 2010, 521-537.
Black, James Eric (Jay). Just Spectacles. Semiotics 2008: Specialization, Semoiosis, Semiotics. Ed. John Deely and Leonard G. Sbrocchi. Semiotic Society of America, Ottawa: Legas Press, 2009, 230-44.
Black, James Eric (Jay). The Star Image and National Identity of Sessue Hayakawa and Marlene Dietrich. 2010 Conference Proceedings. Vol. 8. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, 2010. 2612-620. Web. <http://www.hichumanities.org/index.htm>.
Black, James Eric (Jay). You Cannot Represent Yourself, You must be represented: I.F. Stone and Defining American Communism. 2010 Conference Proceedings. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, 2010. 2612-643. Web. <http://www.hichumanities.org/index.htm>.



Book Review:
Black, James Eric (Jay). It's About Time. Review of Pogo: Through the Wild Blue Wonder. Whirled of Kelly, November 20, 2011.

Teaching Experience:

Mercer University, Macon, Georgia.
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (August 2013-present)
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (August 2006-August 2013)
Visiting Professor of Journalism and Media Studies (July 2004-August 2006)
Courses includes Journalism and Media History, Mass Media Law, News Literacy, Insight into the Community, Building Communities, History of Chinese Media, Current Issues and the Media, News Writing for a Converged Media, Media and Society, Civic and Community Journalism, Media Ethics, Broadcast News, Basic Reporting, Depth Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Editing and Design, Mass Media Writing, Feature Writing, Online Journalism, Understanding Self and Others, Rhetoric of Mass Media.
Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Summer Visiting Professor (2015, 2016)
Course load: American Media Literacy, Western Journalism Practices and Writing Workshop.



China Incarnate Word Education Center, Guangzhou, China (a joint venture between China South Normal University and the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX).
Adjunct Professor (February 2002 – June 2004)
Course load included Journalism, Public Speaking, Professional Technical Writing, and English Composition. Faculty Advisor and creator of student debates, student newspaper and student operated radio station. Faculty advisor for the first American student newspaper and the first American student radio programs in China



Kangda College/South China Normal University.
English Department
Adjunct Professor (February 2003 – 2004)
Course load included Oral Business English. Also served as faculty advisor to student run radio station



University of Kansas School of Journalism, Lawrence, Kansas.
Journalism Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant (1995-1998)
Duties included assistant to student radio station faculty advisor, general manager, FCC compliance, management of 180 student volunteers, fund raising, equipment checkout and upkeep. Also assisted in teaching History of American Journalism, Broadcast Sales and Promotion, Pop Culture and Commercial Writing