Article/Book Listings
Dudley, Tara. "Seeking the Ideal African-American Interior: The Walker Residences and Salon in New York." Studies in the Decorative Arts 14.1 (2006): 80-112.
Abstract: In its headline news of November 4, 1917, the New York Times Magazine heralded the construction of a new mansion in Irvington, New York. It was to be the home of Madam CJ Walker (18674919), the first black woman” millionaire.”... Read More
Keywords: architectural history; historic preservation; Madam CJ Walker; C. J. Walker; Black entrepreneurs; Black women; Black history
Contact: taradudley@utexas.edu
“The Family Business: New Research Explores How Free People of Color Built Wealth and Community Through Real Estate,” Preservation in Print, October 2018.
Abstract: Excerpt: “During the first half of the 19th century, the Dollioles and Souliés — two gens de couleur libres families —amassed great wealth by building, owning and managing real estate in New Orleans. Through their entrepreneurship, these two families became pillars... Read More
Keywords: architectural history; historic preservation; entrepreneurship; Black entrepreneurs; intergenerational wealth; New Orleans; Louisiana; Black history; real estate
Contact: taradudley@utexas.edu
Dudley, Tara. “On Madam Walker’s Architecture,” Black Perspectives (blog), published by African American Intellectual History Society, May 22, 2019, https://www.aaihs.org/villa-lewaro-on-madam-c-j-walkers-architecture/
Abstract: This post is part of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. Read More
Keywords: architectural history; historic preservation; Madam C. J. Walker; C.J. Walker; Villa Lewaro; Black entrepreneurs; Black women; Black history
Contact: taradudley@utexas.edu
Before West Campus: Rediscovery and Preservation of Wheatville's West Campus," Platform (2019-2020): 8-11
Abstract: Tara Dudley’s essay, “Before West Campus: Rediscovery and Preservation of Wheatville’s African American Heritage,” discusses the history and remaining traces of the Black community that preceded the development of the area as a center of student life. Read More
Keywords: architectural history; historic preservation; Texas; Austin; Black history; student life; Wheatville; James Wheat; Urban planning; community development
Contact: taradudley@utexas.edu
African-American Ownership in the 21st-Century Black Press
Williams Fayne, M. (2021). African-American Ownership in the 21st-Century Black Press. In A.A. Tait (Ed.), Essays on African American Media. Wayne State University Press. (Accepted)
Abstract: Abstract will be provided at publication. Read More
Keywords: black press, digital journalism, media, communication
Contact: mwilliamsfayne@fullerton.edu
Williams Fayne, M. (2020). CBQ Critical Reviews Long Essays: Centering Blackness and Foregrounding Black Joy in Conceptualizations of Internet Culture. Communication Booknotes Quarterly. 51(3-4), 110-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/10948007.2020.1780893
Abstract: Miya Williams Fayne next renders a deft explication of Black cultures online in her review of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures by André Brock Jr. Read More
Keywords: black press, digital journalism, communication, internet culture
Contact: mwilliamsfayne@fullerton.edu
Fayne, Miya Williams. "Transitioning Mediums and Understandings: An Examination of Entertainment in the 21 st Century Black Press." PhD diss., Northwestern University, 2019.
Abstract: Journalism scholars have investigated how mainstream (typically white) news organizations are adapting to digital media, but this research has created the impression that the entire industry operates similarly. My research shows this is not the case. Although entertainment content has... Read More
Keywords: black press, digital journalism, media
Contact: mwilliamsfayne@fullerton.edu
Williams Fayne, Miya. "The Great Digital Migration: Exploring What Constitutes the Black Press Online." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 97, no. 3 (2020): 704-720.
Abstract: Scholars have previously conceptualized the Black press as print publications that are owned and managed by African Americans, targeting a Black audience and advocating for the Black community. This study investigates how online producers of Black news are troubling previous... Read More
Keywords: black press, digital journalism, media
Contact: mwilliamsfayne@fullerton.edu
Kinnett-Hopkins, D., Mummidisetty, C.K., Ehrlich-Jones, L. et al. Users with spinal cord injury experience of robotic Locomotor exoskeletons: a qualitative study of the benefits, limitations, and recommendations. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 17, 124 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00752-9
Abstract: Background: Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) may experience both psychological and physiological benefits from robotic locomotor exoskeleton use, and knowledgeable users may have valuable perspectives to inform future development. The objective of this study is to gain insight into... Read More
Contact: dkh@northwestern.edu
Kinnett-Hopkins, D., Learmonth, Y., Hubbard, E., Pilutti, L., Roberts, S., Fanning, J., . . . Motl, R. (2017). The interpretation of physical activity, exercise, and sedentary behaviours by persons with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(2), 166-171. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1383519
Abstract: Objectives: This study adopted a qualitative research design with directed content analysis and examined the interpretations of physical activity, exercise, and sedentary behaviour by persons with multiple sclerosis. Read More
Contact: dkh@northwestern.edu