Faculty

Charlton McIlwain

Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication

Charlton McIlwain

Phone: 212.992.9495
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Curriculum Vitae/Syllabi

McIlwain's current research focuses on the use of racial appeals in political communication, including the semiotic construction of racial appeals in language and visual images; the effects of racial appeals on public opinion and voting behavior; framing and priming effects of race in various media; and media coverage of minority political candidates. He is the co-author of the fortcoming book Race Appeal: The Prevalence, Purposes & Political Implications of Racial Discourse in American Politics (Temple, 2010), and co-editor of the forthcoming, Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity (Routledge, 2010). His work has also been published in the International Journal of Press/Politics, Semiotica, Journal of Black Studies, TAMARA Journal of Critical Postmodern Organizational Science, American Behavioral Scientist, Communication Quarterly, and others. Prior to being at NYU, McIlwain worked as the Communications Director for congressional and gubernatorial campaigns in Oklahoma and spent one year as the Communications Director of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. He and Stephen Maynard Caliendo head the Project on Race in Political Communication .


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Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. University of Oklahoma 2001
    Communication
  • M.H.R. Human Relations, University of Oklahoma 1996
  • B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University 1994
    Family Psychology

Publications

  • McIlwain, Charlton D. & Caliendo, Stephen M. (Forthcoming, 2010). Race Appeal: The Prevalence, Purposes & Political Implications of Racial Discourse in American Politics. Philadelphia: Temple.
  • Mcilwain, Charlton D. and Caliendo, Stephen M. (Forthcoming, 2010). The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity. London: Routledge.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (Forthcoming, 2009). "Leadership, Legitimacy and Public Perceptions Of Barack Obama." In Andra Gillespie (Ed.) African American Politics in the 21st Century. New York: Routledge.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. & Caliendo, Stephen M. (2009). "Black Messages, White Messages: The Differential Use of Racial Appeals by Black & White Candidates." Journal of Black Studies, 39, 732-743.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (2007). "Perceptions of Leadership & the Challenge of Obama’s Blackness." Journal of Black Studies, 38:64-74.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (2007). "Race, Pigskin, and Politics: A Semiotic Analysis of Racial Images in Political Advertising." Semiotica, 167-1/4: 169-192.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (2007). "Racial Identity, Ideology and the Youth Vote: Observations From the 2004 Presidential Campaign." American Behavioral Scientist, 50: 1231-1238.
  • Caliendo, Stephen M. and McIlwain, Charlton D. (2006). "Minority Candidates, Media Framing, and Racial Cues in the 2004 Election." Harvard International Journal of Press Politics, 11: 45-69.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (2005). When Death Goes Pop: Death, Media and the Remaking of Community. New York: Peter Lang.
  • Mcilwain, Charlton D. (2003), Death in Black & White: Death, Ritual & Family Ecology. New Jersey: Hampton Press.
  • McIlwain, Charlton D. (Editor; In Press). Philosophy, Method and Cultural Criticism. New Jersey: Hampton Press.

Media

•    NEWSDAY, Biden comes to NYC to address Sharpton's group, by Michael Frazier, April 6, 2009.

•    A & E Network/Biography Channel, Different Strokes, first aired April 1, 2009.

•   Le Monde, "Pour les Africains-Américains, l'impensable s'est produit," Propos recueillis par Sylvain Cypel November, 5, 2008.

•    NYU Magazine. Race-ing for Office: Are We Closer to Judging a Candidate by the Content of His, or Her, Character? Written by Courtney Martin. Fall, 2008.

•    CNN, Race in the Presidential Race. With Jason Carroll. October 10, 2008. 

•    National Public Radio (News & Notes), Inside the Art of Political Speech Writing (Reflections on Obama Acceptance Speech). Roundtable with Susan Estrich & Chriss Winston, September 4, 2008.

•    CNN, Hillary v. Michelle Obama. August 29, 2008. With Deborah Feyerick.

•    National Public Radio (News & Notes), Inside the Art of Political Speech Writing (Reflections on Obama Acceptance Speech). Roundtable with Susan Estrich & Chriss Winston, August 28, 2008.

•    St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Video Commentary, August 27, 2008. What Will Obama Say About Race Tonight?. Bill Lambrecht.

•    New York Post, Video Commentary, July 22, 2008. Satire Gone Too Far? With David Desario.

•    CNN, July 11, 2008. Comment on Obama Supprters’ Criticisms Of His Move to the Center. With Deborah Feyrek.

•   NTV New York, (Japanese Televsion News) April 6, 2008 キング牧師を彷彿？オバマ氏の武器は演説力 [On Obama’s speaking style].

•    Rise Up Magazine [appearing in the New York Daily News, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post & Cincinatti Enquirer].   May 22, 2008. On the political ramifications of the word “articulate” to describe Black candidates.

•    Baltimore Examiner, April 28, 2008. “Youth Vote Here to Stay.”

•    La República (Perú), March 21, 2008. “La arriesgada apuesta de Obama.”

•    Sveriges Radio [Swedish Public Radio], March 6, 2008. Clinton och Obama i ny viktig duell.

•    Op-Ed, Newsday, February 25, 2008. “Clinton Veering Close to Stereotypes.”

•    Corpus Christi Times-Caller, February 24, 2008. “Rallies Could Make the Difference in a Close Race.”

•    O Globo (Brazil), February 10, 2008. “Benevolente com Obama, crítica com Hillary”

•    WABC News, December 8, 2007. The impact of Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama.

•    WNBC News, September 17, 2007. Interview about racial division in perceptions of O. J. Simpson. Michael Gargiulo.

•    Sveriges Radio [Swedish Public Radio], July 28, 2007. Fler unga i USA bryr sig om framtiden. (Interview on Obama/Clinton).

•    Santa Fe New Mexican, May 5, 2007. 2008 Presidential Election: Richardson race to gain Hispanic recognition. Barbara Ferry.

•    The Gulf Times (Qatar). April 28, 2007. “Democrats Show Courteous Side.”

•    Agence France Presse (France). April 27, 2007. “U.S. Democrats Show Courteous Side.”

•    New York Journal News, March 5, 2007. Debating the N-Word. Suzan Clarke.

•    Toronto National Post, March 2, 2007. New York City Council Bans the N-Word. Mary Vallis.

•    WNBC News, February 24, 2007. Border’s Bookstore Segregation of African American Authors. Monica Morales.

•    St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 9, 2007. Obama: Full of hope on a Tough Road. Bill Lambrecht.

•    Columbia Journalism Review, January 22, 2007. Forget America, Is Journalism ready for a Black President? Tony Dokoupil.