Collections Connections with Dr. Jane Rhodes

About Collections Connections

Scholars are invited to engage their research projects in relation to our collections. These contributions build connections to our archives, and offer opportunities for engagement and discussion.

About Dr. Jane Rhodes

Dr. Jane Rhodes is a Professor of Black Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She is trained as a mass media historian with a specialization in African American history and culture. She focuses on the study of race, gender, and mass media; the history of the black press; media and social movements; and African American women’s history. She is particularly interested in how aggrieved communities have used print culture, film, electronic media, music, and other expressive cultures as modes of resistance and empowerment. Her work also explores the gender politics of African American communities and the experiences of transnational black subjects.

Rhodes’ first book Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Black Press and Protest in the…