Elwood David Watson, Ph.D.

Elwood Watson Ph.D. is Professor of History, Gender Studies and African American Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of three books: Outsiders Within: Black Women in the Legal Academy After Brown v. Board (Rowman and Littlefield); Understanding The Humanities (Kendall Hunt, 2014); and Keepin' It Real: Critical Essays on Race in Contemporary America (University of Chicago Press, 2019).

His forthcoming book, Talkin’ to YOU, Bro!: Real Talk About the Challenges Men Face in the 21st Century (Lasting Impact Press) is scheduled for early 2021. (Get updates here: bit.ly/ElwoodDavidWatsonBooks)

His edited collections include Performing American Masculinities: The 21st Century Man in Popular Culture (Indiana University Press,2011) Pimps, Wimps, Studs: Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity (McFarland, 2009), The Oprah Phenomenon (University Press of Kentucky, 2007), Searching the Soul of Ally McBeal: Critical Essays (McFarland, 2006), and There She Is, Miss America: The Politics of Sex, Beauty and Race in America’s Most Famous Pageant (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Mentoring Faculty of Color: Essays on Professional Development and Advancement in Colleges and Universities (McFarland, 2012) Generation X Professors Speak: Voices From Academia (Scarecrow Press, 2013), Overcoming Adversity in Academia: Stories From Generation X Professors,(University Press of America, 2014 and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide For Graduate Students of Color (Routledge Press, 2015). HBO Girls: The Awkward Politics of Gender, Race and Privilege (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015) and Violence Against Black Bodies: An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter (Routledge Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph that examines men who are members of Generation X (1965-1980). He was the guest editor for a special issue of Masculinity in the 21st Century. Interactions: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (Spring 2016)

Dr. Watson has published numerous articles about race, gender, higher education, popular culture and American culture in national newspapers and magazines and is a blogger for Diverse Education, Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, X/Y Online, The Black Past.org, Medium.com, New York Times, The North Star, Seattle Times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, US News and World Report and other publications.

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