Jack G. Shaheen is Professor

Professor

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 Emeritus

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 of Mass Communication

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 at Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University

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. He was also a consultant on Middle East

Middle East

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 affairs for CBS News

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He studies portrayals of Arabs and Islam

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 in American media

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. Dr. Shaheen mainly addresses stereotypical

Stereotype

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 images of racial and ethnic groups. His presentations contend that stereotypes do not exist in a vacuum, that hurtful caricature

Caricature

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s of Asian

Asian people

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s, black

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s, Latino

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s and others, impact innocents. He explains why he considers such portraits persist, and suggests ways of countering what he sees as misperceptions.

Among Dr. Shaheen's awards recognizing his "outstanding contribution towards a better understanding of our global community" are the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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's Janet Lee Stevens Award, and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

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's Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for "his lifelong commitment to bring a better understanding towards peace for all mankind."

Shaheen, a recipient of two Fulbright teaching awards, holds degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology

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, Pennsylvania State University

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 and the University of Missouri

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. He regularly appears on national programs such as Al Jazeera, Nightline, Good Morning America

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, 48 Hours

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, and The Today Show. Also, he has worked with several television series: The Lucy Show

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, Twelve O'Clock High

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 and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

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