Media

Mentioned in The Times Herald

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Prof. Walter Greason of Ursinus College mentions Dr. Dawkins's research on hip hop and popular culture and how it contributes to our understanding of contemporary democracy and protest.


Interviewed on KPFK's Truthdig Radio: Reassessing the #Cainwreck

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Dr. Dawkins appears on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK to talk about the end of Herman Cain’s campaign.


Dances With Aliens?: A Look At Multiracialism in "Avatar"

Dr. Dawkins shares her thoughts on multiracial identities, interracial romantic relationships, media and James Cameron's blockbuster film Avatar at the 2011 American Studies Association Conference.




Featured on WFRG's Just Peace: The Meanings of Mixed Race

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Dr. Dawkins discusses racial passing, mixed race identities, media and culture with Dr. Nadia Ali on two episodes of WFRG's "Just Peace".


Interviewed on KPFK's Truthdig Radio: The Spiritual Side of Identity

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Dr. Dawkins talks with Truthdig's Kasia Anderson about her recent trip to the Holy Land and what she learned about the spiritual side of mixed race identities there and in the States.


Participated in Roundtable on Mixed Race Representation: ITYC Podcast

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Dr. Dawkins contributes to a roundtable discussion about rethinking mixed race identities as they're framed by Madison Avenue and lived on Main Street.


Quoted by Intermix: Part Spider, Part African American, Part Latino

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Marcia Alesan Dawkins writing for the Huffington Post clearly has some insight into the thinking behind the new alter ego... "The social significance of multiracial and multiethnic identities extends far beyond present day politics and post-racial popular culture. Like all racial and ethnic identities, mixed race and ethnic identities are used to create communities of common interest, claim rights, market products and make powerful cultural arguments.


Mentioned in Cultural Weekly

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Cultural Weekly's Adam Leipzig thanks Dr. Dawkins for her contributions to recent issues as he celebrates its one-year anniversary. Cheers Adam!!



Interviewed on Mixed Chicks Chat

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In Episode #217, Dr. Dawkins chatted with the Chicks about the diasporic multiracial experience and border identities, Eminem, and so much more! Tune in and tell us what you think!!



Quoted in The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

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...original article by Dr. Dawkins at TransMissions

According to Marcia Alesan Dawkins, visiting scholar in Ethnic Studies from Brown University and columnist for the Huffington Post,... "[Gwyneth] Paltrow may be making a statement that’s more about spiritual and cultural uplift and less about religious commitment or intensity.”