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.[2]

Charlton McIlwain
Born1971 (age 52–53)
SpouseRaechel Lee Adams (m. 2007)
Academic background
EducationOklahoma Baptist University (BA)
University of Oklahoma (MA),(PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsNew York University
Websitecharltonmcilwain.com

Early life and education

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Charlton Deron McIlwain was born in 1971 to Annie and Ronald McIlwain of Charlotte.[3]

McIlwain 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.[4]

Career

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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.[5]

Selected works

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He is the author of multiple books, including Black Software: The Internet and Racial Justice, From the Afronet to Black Lives Matter,[6] and Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns[7] from Temple Books (with Stephen M. Caliendo), and editor of The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity[8] 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,[9] and Death in Black & White: Death, Ritual & Family Ecology in 2003. McIlwain is a Delphi Fellow at Big Think[10] and an Advisor to Data + Society.[11]

Personal life

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlton McIlwain". Source of the Week. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charlton McIlwain | NYU Steinhardt". steinhardt.nyu.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Raechel Adams, Charlton McIlwain". The New York Times. September 30, 2007. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Charlton McIlwain – Faculty Bio". steinhardt.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Charlton McIlwain". Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ McIlwain, Charlton D. (2020). Black software : the internet and racial justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-19-086384-5. OCLC 1104918411.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Reviews of Race Appeal:
  8. ^ Reviews of The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity:
  9. ^ Reviews of When Death Goes Pop:
  10. ^ "Charlton McIlwain". Big Think. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Charlton D. McIlwain". Data & Society. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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