Keith R. Kenney

Associate Professor College of Mass Communications and Information Science University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Office: 803-777-3302; Fax: 803-777-4013 Email: [email protected] Website: http://keithrkenney.wordpress.com/ Blog: http://keithrkenney.wordpress.com/blog/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top

Keith R. Kenney

is a visual communication scholar. Dr. Kenney was the founding editor of Visual Communication Quarterly, a refereed research journal, which is now in its 17th year and currently published by Routledge. His book, Visual Communication Research Methods, was published by Routledge in 2009. He also was an editor of The Handbook of Visual Communication, published by Lawrence Erlbaum in 2005. He has written articles for journals such as Journalism Quarterly, Gazette, and Visual Anthropology. He was a guest editor of Journal of Visual Literacy for a special issue on visual communication theory. He is currently working on a book called Philosophy for a Multimedia World, and he is currently a member of the editorial board for Visual Communication Quarterly. As the principal investigator of $1.4 million worth of grants, Dr. Kenney also has considerable experience in leading and managing research and training teams. He is currently the project director of a $742,000 grant from the Department of State for partnering with the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Between 2010 and 2014, six USC faculty members will teach at CSJMM and three faculty members from CSJMM will pursue a doctorate degree at USC. He is currently a member of the EU-US Atlantis Program, supported by a $70,000 grant from FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education). The program will bring together educators and journalists from three countries in order to develop strategies and share best practices for multimedia journalism. From 1988 until 1995, he taught advanced photojournalism to U.S. Army soldiers over the course of seven summers as part of two contracts with the Department of Defense worth $530,000. Dr. Kenney’s teaching areas include photography, videography, and international communications at the undergraduate level, as well as creating literature reviews, communication theory, and visual communication research at the graduate level. He has supervised the successful completion of two dissertations and served on several other dissertation committees. His international teaching experience includes a Fulbright grant in 1996-97 to teach at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, where he developed a graphic design program. At the end of his stay, the American Embassy hosted an exhibition

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and reception for potential employers of Uganda’s first graphic artists. In 1986-87, he developed the new photojournalism program at Xiamen University in China. He designed the darkroom facilities, ordered cameras and installed the darkroom equipment; he also taught photography courses to students and a Xiamen teacher who continued the classes. Dr. Kenney has also taught courses and conducted workshops in Rwanda (1997), Greece (1998), India (2000), Italy (2005), Botswana (2007), and Jamaica (2009-2011). In addition to his work as a teacher and researcher, Dr. Kenney continues to work as a photographer and videographer. He is currently working on two documentary films in the country of Georgia; see his blog for up-to-date reports on these efforts http://keithrkenney.wordpress.com/blog/.

STUDENT: Doctor of Philosophy, Mass Media, Michigan State University. Dissertation: “Newspaper Photography in China,” 1991. Master of Science, Journalism. East Texas State University. Thesis: “Use of Television News to Place Special Needs Children in Adopted Homes,” 1984. Bachelor of Journalism, Journalism (Photojournalism). University of Texas at Austin, 1981.

PHOTOJOURNALIST: Staff Photographer for the Sherman (Texas) Democrat newspaper, 1981-1983. Staff Photographer for Alcalde, alumni magazine for The University of Texas, 1979-1981.

PROFESSOR: Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, formerly known as the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, May 1994 to present. Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Courses, August 1988 to May 1994: JOUR 337 (Photojournalism I) JOUR 364 (Graphic Production) JOUR 515 (Photojournalism II) JOUR 517 (Newspaper Photojournalism) JOUR 529 (Newspaper Informational Graphics) JOUR 539 (Photo-visual Communications) JOUR 541 (International Mass Communications) JOUR 563a (Digital Photography) JOUR 563t (Ethics of Photojournalism) JOUR 564 (Advanced Graphic Design) JOUR 702 (Communication Theory) JOUR 749 (Literature of Journalism) JOUR 778 (Visual Communication Research) JOUR 803 (Seminar in Mass Communications Theory and Theory Construction)

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Visiting Professor, MICA (Mudra Institute of Communication in Ahmedabad), Ahmedabad, India; taught graphic design, December 2000. Guest lecturer at Kanoria Art Institute in Ahmedabad; taught graphic design, December 2000. Visiting Professor, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, Fulbright lecturer award; taught photojournalism and graphic design, 1996-97. Visiting Professor, National University of Rwanda; taught photojournalism, summer 1997. Visiting Professor, Xiamen University in Xiamen, People’s Republic of China; taught photojournalism, 1986-1987.

EDITOR: Handbook of Visual Communication. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum (2005). Editor with Sandra Moriarty, Gretchen Barbatsis, and Ken Smith. Journal of Visual Literacy, 22 (Spring 2002), with the theme: Visual Communication Theory. Guest editor. Visual Communication Quarterly, a 16 to 24-page publication distributed with News Photographer magazine to 12,000 members of the National Press Photographers Association and the 200 members of the Visual Communication division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Founding editor 1994-1996.

AUTHOR : Keith Kenney, Visual Communication Research Designs, NY: Routledge, 2009. Keith Kenney, “Representation: What Do We ‘See’ When We Look at a ‘Picture’?” in Handbook of Visual Communication: Theory, methods, and media, edited by Smith, Moriarty, Barbatsis, and Kenney. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005. Keith Kenney, “A Visual Rhetorical Study of a Virtual University’s Promotional Efforts,” in Handbook of Visual Communication: Theory, methods, and media, edited by Smith, Moriarty, Barbatsis, and Kenney. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005. Keith Kenney and Linda Scott, “A Review of the Visual Rhetoric Literature" in Persuasive Imagery: A Consumer Response Perspective, edited by Linda M. Scott and Rajeev Batra. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003; 17-56. Keith Kenney and Michael Colgan, “Drawing Blood: Images, Stereotypes and the Political Cartoon,” in Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media, 2nd ed., edited by Paul Lester and Susan Ross, (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003): 223-232. Keith Kenney, “Building Visual Communication Theory by Borrowing from Rhetoric,” Journal of Visual Literacy, 22 (Spring 2002), 53-80. Reprinted in Visual Rhetoric in a Digital World: A Critical Sourcebook, edited by Carolyn Handa, (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004): 321-343. 3

Keith Kenney and Alexander Gorelik, "Interactive Features of Online Newspapers,” First Monday, 5 (2000), http://firstmonday.org/nextissue. Keith Kenney and Sandra Moriarty, “A Philosophical Discussion of Representation,” in Vision Quest, edited by R. Griffin, J. Hunter, C. Schiffman and W. Gibbs (University Park, PA: Penn State University, 1997): 235-242. Keith Kenney, Carl Glassman and Lee Zukowski, “Dueling Stereotypes of Politicians,” in Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media, edited by Paul Lester, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996): 153-156. Sandra Moriarty and Keith Kenney, “Visual Communication: A Taxonomy and Bibliography,” Journal of Visual Literacy 15 (Autumn 1995): entire issue, pp. 8-156. Keith Kenney, “Images of Africa: Is There a Black Perspective,” Gazette 54 (1994): 61-85. Keith Kenney and Carl Glassman, “Myths and Presidential Campaign Photographs,” Visual Communication Quarterly 1 (Fall 1994): 1, 4-7. Keith Kenney and Brent Unger, “Mid-Week Pictorial: Forerunner of American News-Picture Magazines,” American Journalism 11 (Summer 1994): 242-256. Keith Kenney, “Influences of Politics and Economics Upon Photographic Content in Chinese Newspapers,” Asian Journal of Communication 3 (December 1993): 56-74. Keith Kenney and Chris Simpson, "Was Coverage of the 1988 Presidential Race by Washington's Two Major Dailies Biased?" Journalism Quarterly 70 (Summer 1993): 345-355. Keith Kenney, “Photographic Content in Chinese Newspapers,” Gazette 51 (1993): 149-169. Keith Kenney, "Using Self-Portraits to Understand Self-Concepts of Chinese and American University Students," Visual Anthropology 5 (1993): 245-269. Keith Kenney, "Photojournalism Education at Universities in China," Journalism Educator 42 (Autumn 1987): 19-21. Keith Kenney and Stephen Lacy, "Economic Forces Behind Newspapers' Increasing Use of Color and Graphics," Newspaper Research Journal 8 (Spring 1987): 33-41.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Exhibition: “Travel Photography,” an exhibition of 30 color photos with my wife, Susanna Melo, 16x20 inches, at The Artists’ Basement, in Columbia, August 2006; and in Richland County Public Library, Jan-Feb 2008.

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Video: “India In & Out: Stories of Ahmedabad,” 40 minutes, 2001. CD-ROM with Junko Baba, Traditional Shikoku Pilgrimage in the Modern Context, booklet with CD-ROM, published in Shikoku, Japan: Sofusha, 2000. Exhibition: “Black Pearls: Portraits of Uganda” 60 photos at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, Jan-Apr 1999. 60 photos at Benedict College in Columbia, Oct-Nov 1998. 40 photos at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, Apr-Sep 1998. 20 photos at the Family Arts Center on Hilton Head Island, Feb-Mar 1998. 60 photos at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, July 1997. Exhibition: "A Collective Portrait of Xiamen, China," an exhibition of 100 blackand-white photographs appeared at Xiamen University, June 1987, and a smaller version was exhibited at Michigan State University, March 1988.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR and GRANT WRITER: U.S. Department of State grant, “Journalism School Partnership Program with the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management,” $742,000, funded, 2010-2013. FIPSE EU-US Atlantis Program policy-oriented measure grant, “Evaluation and Modernization of VET in Digital Creative Industries,” $35,000, funded, 2010-2012. College of the Humanities research grant, “The Practice of O’Settai and the Shikoku Pilgrimage,” with Junko Baba, $3,000, funded, 1999. United States Information Agency (USIA), REF: E/P-98-03, “Journalism Techniques and Ethics Training Program in Greece/USA,” $74,705, funded, 1998. Department of Defense, "Army Advanced Photojournalism Course," in conjunction with the Army Public Affairs course, $280,000, funded, 1993-95. GTE Lectureship Program in Technology and Ethics, “Digital Photography: Improving on Reality?” a two-day lectureship program, $5,000, funded, 1994. Department of Defense, "Army Advanced Photojournalism Course," in conjunction with the Army Public Affairs course, $250,000 funded, 1989-1992.

RECIPIENT: Fulbright-Hayes Group Project Abroad Program, Korea, full funding for one month, July 2002. ASNE Institute for Journalism Excellence, attended the American Press Institute seminar June 8-12; then worked as a photojournalist at the Charlotte Observer for six weeks, 1998.

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Fulbright Scholar Award, “Lecturing in Photojournalism, Graphics and Design,” at Makerere University in Uganda, full funding for ten months, 1996-97.

SERVICE International coordinator for the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, USC. Create study abroad opportunities, such as a service-learning course in Jamaica; promote study abroad opportunities, such as USC programs in Dublin and Brisbane; and write grants, ongoing. Reviewer of manuscripts for refereed journals, for prospective books, and for candidates applying for tenure & promotion, etc., ongoing. Faculty Associate for Preston College. Help develop a special close-knit community atmosphere between selected faculty members and 240 students who live in this livinglearning community, ongoing. Judge of state-level photojournalism contests for the South Carolina Press Association, ongoing. Workshop coordinator and presenter for 25 leaders of HIV+ and/or AIDS support groups. Conducted a one-week workshop in Gaborone, Botswana, as part of eight weeks of volunteer service with BONEPWA (Botswana Network for People Living with HIV and AIDS), 2006.

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