Nadine B. Andreas Endowment
Faculty Profile: Dr Mavis Richardson

Mavis Richardson earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from North Dakota State University and a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at MSU for two years, and holds the rank of assistant professor. Richardson's scholarly research includes coverage of American Indian protest events by various print media. She has public relations and journalism professional experience and teaches introductory mass communication, public relations, ethics and writing courses. Here are links to some of her works:

• Andreras Grant Rerport (Brief Explanation here)
• The BIA Occupation: The Media Frames
  A Native American Struggle to Gain Contro
  Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Annual Conference
  Denver, CO August 2010
• Images of a Conflict: Coverage of the Wounded Knee Takeover by the Rapid City Journal
  Presented at the Northern Great Plains History Conference
  Mankato, Minn., September 2011
• Hero or Villain: Newspaper Images of AIM At Wounded Knee
  Presented at the 44th Annual Dakota History Conference
  Sioux Falls, SD April 2012

 

 

Wounded Knee 1973
Image by Neeta Lind