Selected Writings | Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD

No Way of Seeing: Mainstreaming and Selling the Gaze of Homo-Thug Hip-Hop
Means Coleman, R., & Cobb, J. (2007). No Way of Seeing: Mainstreaming and Selling the Gaze of Homo-Thug Hip-Hop. Popular Communication, 5, 89-108.

The Gentrification of ‘Black’ in Black Popular Communication in the New Millennium
(2006). The Gentrification of ‘Black’ in Black Popular Communication in the New Millennium. Popular Communication, 4, 79-94.

Elmo is Black! Black Popular Communication and the Marking and Marketing of Black Identity
(2003). Elmo is Black! Black Popular Communication and the Marking and Marketing of Black Identity. Popular Communication, 1, 51-64.

Mediating Ebonics
Means Coleman, R. & Daniel, J. (2000, Sept.). Mediating Ebonics. Journal of Black Studies, 31, 74-95.

Training Day and The Shield: Evil Cops and the Taint of Blackness
Robin R. Means Coleman and Jasmine Nicole Cobb (2007) “Training Day and The Shield: Evil Cops and the Taint of Blackness” in Martin F. Norden (ed.), The Changing Face of Evil in Film and Television. (Amsterdam/New York, NY)

Menace II Society Copycat…
Means Coleman, R. (2002). The “Menace II Society” Copycat Murder Case and Thug Life: A Reception Study with a Convicted Criminal. Say It Loud! African American Audiences, Media and Identity: A Reader. New York: Routledge.

Countdown at Kusini
Means Coleman, R. (2007, Spring). Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as Filmmaker: The Making and Demise of “Countdown at Kusini.” The Journal of Popular Film and Television, 35, 32-37.

Two Snaps and a Twist: Controlling Images of Gay Black Men on Television
Cobb, J., & Means Coleman, R. (2010 Winter). African American Research Perspectives, 13, 82-98.