Akil Houston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Contact Information
Phone: (740) 593-1310
Fax: (740) 593-0671
Office: 304 Lindley Hall
E-mail:houstond@ohio.edu

Education
Ph.D. Cultural Studies in Education, Ohio University
M.F.A. Film, Ohio University
M.A. International Affairs with a concentration in African Studies, Ohio University
B.A. Mass Media Arts, Clark Atlanta University

Biography
Akil Houston is an Assistant Professor in the African-American Studies department at Ohio University specializing in Film and Media studies. Dr. Houston is a filmmaker, poet, professional DJ, and hiphop activist.

Research Interests
Dissertation titled, A DJ Speaks with Hands: Gender, Education & Hiphop Culture. At present my research interests include: Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Hiphop culture, African American media and new media.

Selected Bibliography/Recent Publications
Oxford Encyclopedia of African American History: 1896-Present; contributing author, New York: Oxford University Press. 2008.
Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Literature; contributing author, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 2008.
Beyond Blackface: Africana Images in U.S Media.  (2nd ed.) Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2007.
Beyond Blackface: Africana Images in U.S Media.  (1st ed.) Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2005.
The Poetry Name Game and the Challenge of the Hiphop Generation in Black Praxis Journal. Athens: Department of African American Studies. 2004

Selected University & Community Service
Faculty Associate, Urban Scholars Program
Advisor HipHop Congress, Athens, Chapter
Member, Chester Hill Genealogy Society

Courses Taught
AAS 150 Introduction to Black Media 
AAS 101 African American History I
AAS 353 Survey of Black Independent Cinema
AAS 352 Contemporary African American Cinema
AAS 357Black Music Seminar: Hiphop History, Culture & Politics

Visit Dr. Houston's Hiphop Scholar site