MICHAEL
LESLIE, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
International and Intercultural Communication
(352) 392-2904;
392-0463
Fax: (352) 846-2899
Internet:
Home Page: http://grove.ufl.edu/~mleslie
SUMMARY:
Michael Leslie is
associate professor of international and intercultural communication in the
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (International Communication)
1983
M.S. (Journalism)
Graduate
B.A. (Political
Science)
1973
Diploma (Electronics,
Radio and Television Technology) 1968
EVALUATION SKILLS:
Focus Groups, Survey
Research, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Depth Interviews,
Historical Research, Document Analysis, Observational Analysis, Content Analysis.
CONSULTING LANGUAGES:
English, Spanish,
French and Portuguese
INTERNATIONAL/INTERCULTURAL TRAINING AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Fulbright Senior Specialist,
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane,
"Workshop for Brazilian
Professionals In Mass Communications."
"
"A Model for Computer-Assisted
Training." Prepared for the Academy for Education
Development (AED), September, 1999.
"Advanced Workshop
for Angolan Journalists." Designed and delivered in
Portuguese in
"Using the Internet
for Research."
"Communicating Across
Cultures."
"Time Management
and Productivity." Padmozi Hotel,
OTHER INTERNATIONAL/INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Staff
Writer, English and Spanish, 1975
The Associated Press,
Researched and wrote
features and news stories in English and Spanish for worldwide distribution.
Gathered information and wrote stories, rewrote and edited work for others.
Business
Reporter/Writer, English and
Spanish, 1975
Mexican American
Review and Expansion Magazines,
Researched and wrote
features stories on American business leaders and current events.
PAST
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Association
for Mass Communication Research
Latin American
Studies Association
African Council
on Communication Education
African Studies
Association
PUBLICATIONS
Books
(Goran Hyden, Michael
Leslie and Folu Ogundimu,
eds). Communication and Democracy in
Book
Chapters
“The Internet and
Democratization in
“The
Representation of Blacks on Commercial Television in
“Mass
Communication and Development: A Critical View" in Developing Areas: A Book of
Selected
Journal Articles
“
"Television and
the Cultivation of Modern Racism: The Case of Brazil," Journal
of Afro-Latin American Studies and Literatures
Vol. 1, No. 2 (January, 1996).
“Television and
Cultural Hegemony in the "New" South Africa," Howard Journal
of Communications, Vol. 6, Number 3 (November, 1995).
"Representation
of Blacks on Prime Time Television in Brazil," Howard Journal
of Communications, Vol. 4, Numbers 1 and 2 (Summer/Fall 1992).
"Conflict Resolution
and the Prestige Press: El Universal and the Mexican Oil Crisis of 1938,"Journalism Quarterly, Vol.68, No.1/2
(Summer/Spring 1992).
“The
Vernacular Press in Zambia: A Pilot Study of a Provincial Newspaper.” Africa Media Review, Vol. 4, Number 1 (1990), pp. 62-78.
“ Televangelism
and the Re-presentation of Africa: A pilot study of content and ideology
in The 700 Club.” Annual Meeting of the African
Studies Association, Washington, D.C., 2002.
“ Why Ebony South
Africa Failed: A Comparative Study of Ebony
South Africa and Ebony USA.” Annual Meeting of the
African Studies Association, Nashville, TN, November, 2001.
“Raca Magazine: A New Voice for Blacks
and Browns in Brazil?” Presented to the Annual Meeting of the
Latin American Studies Association, Miami, Florida, March, 2000.
“Contributions of
Brazilian Scholars to the Study of Race and Media.” Invited paper, IV Ciclo de Estudos
sobre a Escola Latino-Americana
de Comunicação (Fourth Conference on Latin-American
Communications Studies), May 2000, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Narrating
the Crisis: The Angolan Independent Press, Human Rights and Democratization
in Angola.” Presented to the Sixteenth Annual Intercultural Communication
Conference, Miami, Florida, February 4-6, 1999.
"Examining the Myth
of Racial Equality in Cuba: A Triangulation Approach," presented to the Third Biennial Conference on Culture, Technology and Change in
the Americas, April 5-9, 1995, Tampa, Florida.
"Television and
the Cultivation of Modern Racism in Brazil: A Pilot Study." Presented to
the Annual Conference of the International Association for Mass
Communication Research, Seoul, Korea, July, 1994.
"Television and
Cultural Hegemony in "The 'New South Africa'." Presented to the International and Intercultural Communication Conference, Miami,
Florida, February 1994.
"Illusion and Reality
on Commercial Television: Comparing Brazil and the United States." Presented
to the International Communication Association, Chicago,
Illinois, May 1991.
UNIVERSITY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate
Professor, Telecommunication
Department
Sept. 1995- present.
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
Courses- Telecommunications
processes and effects, international communication, seminar in online and
distance learning, ethics and problems in telecommunication, seminar in race,
class, gender and media.
Assistant
Professor, Telecommunication Department
1989-1995.
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
Courses-Writing
for telecommunication, telecommunication processes
and effects. Graduate
courses: international communication, communication research methods, seminar
in communication technology and development.
Senior
Fulbright Lecturer, Television
Department
1987-1989
Advanced School
of Mass Communication (ESSTI)
University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon
Graduate Courses-Research
methods, advanced news writing, reporting and editing for television. Undergraduate
Courses: introductory and advanced reporting, news writing, and television
production.
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication
1984-1987
University of Zambia,
Lusaka, Zambia
Courses- Theories
of mass communication, advertising, news writing, research methods, fundamentals
of broadcast production.
International
Radio and Television Foundation, Stephen H. Coltrin
Award for Excellence in Communications Education, 1997.
Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Research Fellowship, 1990.
Freedom Forum Journalism Professors Publishing Program
Award, (Documentary on Afro-Cuba), 1993.
Fulbright Senior
Lectureship, University of
Yaounde, Cameroon, 1987-1989.
University of
Florida, Research Development
Award (Comparative television field research in Brazil, South Africa and
the United States), 1991.
Poynter Institute, Teaching Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism,
1990.
Time, Inc. Graduate Fellowship in Journalism, Columbia
University, 1974.
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