Internationally acclaimed author and media critic, Dr. Jack G. Shaheen, is a committed internationalist and a devoted humanist. A Pittsburgh native and former CBS news consultant on Middle East Affairs, Dr. Shaheen addresses stereotypical images of racial and ethnic groups. His presentations illustrate that stereotypes do not exist in a vacuum, that hurtful caricatures of Asians, blacks, Latinos and others, impact innocents He explains why such portraits persist, and provides viable solutions to help shatter misperceptions.
Among Dr. Shaheen’s awards recognizing his "outstanding contribution towards a better understanding of our global community" are the University of Pennsylvania’s Janet Lee Stevens Award, and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for "his lifelong commitment to bring a better understanding towards peace for all mankind." Shaheen, a recipient of two Fulbright teaching awards, holds degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. He regularly appears on national programs such as Nightline, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, and The Today Show. Also, he has worked with several television series: The Lucy Show, Twelve O'Clock High and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.
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"Hurtful and harmful stereotypes do not exist in a vacuum. Continuously repeated, they denigrate peoples, narrow our vision and blur reality."
-Jack G. Shaheen, Ph.D. |
His writings include more than 300 essays in publications such as Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post to chapters on media stereotypes in thirty-six college textbooks. Dr. Shaheen is the author of Arab and Muslim Stereotyping in American Popular Culture, Nuclear War Films and the award-winning book, The TV Arab.
Professor Shaheen has given over 1,000 lectures in nearly all the 50 states and four continents Oxford, Amherst, Harvard, Kenyon, the University of Southern California, Emory and Northwestern, are among those universities who welcome him, as well as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has consulted with the United Nations, the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations, the United States Information Service, and New York City’s Commission on Civil Rights.
Dr. Shaheen regularly serves as a consultant with motion picture and television companies such as DreamWorks, Warner brothers, Showtime, and Hanna-Barbera Productions. Shaheen, a Professor of Mass Communications Emeritus at Southern Illinois University, is currently at work on four books.
E-mail Dr. Shaheen at: jgshaheen1@juno.com
