How “The Wonder Years” Reboot Redefined Black Masculinity

Tuesday February 25, 2025

Television reboots often rekindle nostalgia, but the 2021 reboot of “The Wonder Years” did something more ambitious: it reimagined Black masculinity and family life during the Civil Rights era. A recent study reveals how storytelling by the mass media can reclaim Black history and challenge common negative portrayals of Black men.

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Rachel Grant and CJC Doctoral Student Examine Immigration Resistance in Popular Television Show Reboot

Monday October 4, 2021

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and CJC doctoral student Hayley Markovich, are the co-authors of “’Then We Show Ourselves”: Resisting Immigration in ‘Party of Five’ …

CJC Doctoral Student Authors Chapter on Understanding Presentations of Mental Health in Two Pixar Films

Friday July 16, 2021

Chapter explores potential implications of Finding Nemo and Finding Dory's inclusion of disabilities, especially mental health experiences, for what children may learn about mental health from the films.

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