Call for Papers - Black Men in Reality TV
Contributions are being sought for a proposed edited collection that explores the portrayals of Black men in reality television. This...
Conference Panel on TV Show Scandal
Pictured from left to right: Dr. Sheena Harris, Ms. Armanthia Duncan, Dr. Derrick Lanois, Dr. Jervette R. Ward, and Dr. Le'Trice...
Dr. Ward's Students Win Creative Writing Awards
UAA students Chad W. Keen and Janelle LaPlante are the short story winners of the 2015 College Language Association (CLA) Margaret Walker...
"We Are Queens" Interview on Black Women's Hair
Dr. Jervette R. Ward was interviewed for the article, "We Are Queens," which was featured in the Anchorage Press weekly newspaper....
Vote for Ward's student in the Norton Anthology Student Recitation Contest
Carly Campbell, a student in Dr. Jervette Ward’s English 307 American Literature II course, is a finalist in the Norton Anthology Student...
There's No "Blachelor": Portrayals of Black Men in Reality TV
Pictured from left to right: (First Row) Dr. Alison Ligon, Dr. Manya Whitaker, Dr. Jervette R. Ward, (Back Row) Dr. Andre Thorn and Dr....
Dr. Jervette R. Ward on Dear White People Film Panel
Black History Month at the University of Alaska Anchorage included a screening of the film, Dear White People, followed by a panel...
Alaska Dispatch News Features Dr. Ward & Her Work
"What do reality TV, Zora Neale Hurston and "The Help" have in common? On the surface, not much. But if you’re Jervette R. Ward, a...
UAA Campus Bookstore Event: Sex, Race, and Class: Portrayals of Black Women in Reality TV
Dr. Jervette R. Ward speaks at the University of Alaska Anchorage Campus Bookstore. Her talk, Sex, Race, and Class: Portrayals of Black...
Dr. Ward Selected as NEH Summer Scholar
Dr. Jervette R. Ward, a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from a national...
