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Research interests
Catherine R. Squires is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of multiple books, including Dispatches from the Color Line (2007), African Americans & the Media (2009), and The Post-Racial Mystique (2014). Most recently she edited the collection Dangerous Discourses: Feminism, Gun Violence & Civic Life (2016) which was a finalist for the AEJMC Tankard Award.
Dr. Squires has published articles on media, race, gender, and politics in many journals, including Communication Theory, American Quarterly, and the International Journal of Press/Politics. Professor Squires is also engaged in a long-term partnership with Gordon Parks High School and the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. She collaborates with community members, teachers, students and elders to create publicly-oriented media that explore the history and future development of the Rondo neighborhood and the legacy of Gordon Parks.
Professor Squires earned her PhD from Northwestern University, and was Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 1999-2007. Her undergraduate degree in Politics is from Occidental College.
Dr. Squires was named a Bush Fellow for 2017-19, which will support her explorations of intergenerational learning and healing practices.
Expertise related to UN SDGs
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External Positions
Bush Fellow
Jun 1 2017 → Jun 1 2019Research interests
- race and class
- media studies
- political communication
- gender
- youth
- educational disparities
- News Production
- ethnic studies
- intergenerational learning
- intergenerational healing
- education justice
- social movements
- African American Studies
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Projects and Grants
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Displacement, Dispossession, Belonging, and Embodiment: Co-creating Translocal Sciences and Arts of Storytelling for Justice
Barajas, H. L., Garcia, C., Gutekunst Palacios, L. C., Jensen, K. L., Miller, K. F., Shirazi, R. & Squires, C. R.
1/1/18 → 1/31/20
Project: Grand Challenges
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Art of healing: Embodied storytelling as resistance and practice
Asojo, A., Chatterjea, A., Desai, J., Dwivedi, R., Gibson, P. A., Gutekunst Palacios, L. C. & Squires, C. R.
1/1/17 → 1/31/19
Project: Grand Challenges
Research output
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Foreword
Squires, C. R., Jul 4 2018, Media Across the African Diaspora: Content, Audiences, and Influence. Taylor and Francis, p. xi-xiiiResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Who are we working for? Recentering black feminism
Hester, S. L. & Squires, C. R., Oct 2 2018, In: Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies. 15, 4, p. 343-348 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Dangerous Discourses: Feminism, Gun Violence & Civic Life
Squires, C. R. (ed.), 2016, Peter Lang Publishing. 276 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The post-racial mystique: Media and race in the twenty-first century
Squires, C. R., Jan 1 2014, New York University Press. 235 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
43 Scopus citations -
Black audiences, past and present: Commonsense media critics and activists
Squires, C., Jan 1 2013, Say it Loud!: African American Audiences, Media and Identity. Taylor and Francis, p. 45-76 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
6 Scopus citations
Activities
- 2 Submitted presentation or panel
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The Art of Healing: A Rejuvenation Space
Abimbola O Asojo (Speaker), Roli Dwivedi (Author), Priscilla Gibson (Author) & Catherine Squires (Author)
Mar 2018 → …Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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Interdisciplinary Healing Approaches for Women of Color in Academia.
Priscilla Gibson (Speaker), Abimbola O Asojo (Author), Roli Dwivedi (Author) & Catherine Squires (Author)
Oct 2 2018 → …Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
Press / Media
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Trump’s attacks on anti-racist training and curriculum carry echoes of the past
10/1/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Viral video of confrontation in a Minneapolis gym changed lives, perspectives
9/20/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Media coverage of pandemic under close scrutiny
Catherine R Squires & Lisa A Miller
5/15/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Fellowships, Honors, and Prizes
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Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellows, Spring 2018
Chambers, Sarah C (Recipient), Clarke, J. A. (Recipient), Dhople, Sairaj (Recipient), Gallia, Andrew B (Recipient), Hadjiyanni, Tasoulla (Recipient) & Squires, Catherine R (Recipient), Jan 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively