Michael Hoover, Ph.D.
Department of Social Sciences
Seminole Community College
Sanford, FL 32773-6199
(407) 328-2084
hooverm@scc-fl.edu

EDUCATION
Union Institute Graduate School. Ph.D. Political Science. 1995.
Dissertation: Brailey Odham: Florida's Progressive Populist
University of Central Florida. M.A. Political Science. 1984.
University of Florida. B.A. (honors). Political Science. 1975.

OTHER STUDY
“Landmarks of American Democracy: From Freedom Summer to the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike.” Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute for Citizenship and Democracy & National Endowment for the Humanities. 2005.
“America’s Hidden Presence: Socioeconomic Class.”
National Science Foundation. 2003.
"Teaching Critical Thinking Strategies." Foundation for Critical Thinking. 1996.
"Postmodern (Dis)Contents:" Central Florida Consortium of Higher Education. 1991.
"Karl Marx as Interdisciplinary Theorist."
National Endowment for the Humanities. 1988.
"Faculty Seminar on Quebec." Florida-Canada Institute. 1987.

EMPLOYMENT
Professor. Department of Social Sciences. Seminole Community College. 1987-Present.

PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor. Political Science. University of Central Florida. 1984-1997.
Adjunct Instructor. Social Sciences. Valencia Community College. 1989.
Adjunct Instructor. Adult Education & Social Sciences. Seminole Community College. 1978-1987.

REGULAR TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
United States Federal Government, State and Local Politics, Political Ideologies, Political Theory, International Relations

OTHER COURSES TAUGHT
Metropolitan Politics, State Government and Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Postmodernism, The Future and Its Discontents, World Cinema: Hong Kong, Liberal Arts Humanities, Introduction to Economics, Micro-Economics

AREAS OF INTEREST
Political Culture, Political Economy, Political and Social Theory, Power and Policy, Social and Political Movements, Urban Studies, Popular Culture, Latin American Politics, Hong Kong Cinema

AWARDS/HONORS/APPOINTMENTS
Scholar-in-Residence. Political Science Department and Fannie Lou Hamer Institute. Jackson State University. 2006-2007.
Vinson Henderson Memorial Endowed Teaching Chair. Seminole Community College Foundation. 2006-2007.
Who's Who Among America's Teachers Selection. 1996 & 2004.

BOOKS
City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema. Verso Books: 1999. (co-author)

BOOK CHAPTERS/CONTRIBUTIONS
“Mary McLeod Bethune.” Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History Vol. 5, 1921-1945.
CQ Press (forthcoming).
“Housing.” Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History Vol. 5, 1921-1945.
CQ Press (forthcoming).
“Radio.” Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History Vol. 5, 1921-1945.
CQ Press (forthcoming).
“Revenue Act of 1942.” Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History Vol. 5, 1921-1945. Robert Zieger, ed. CQ Press (forthcoming).
“Suffrage.” Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Heather Streets, ed.
Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 2007
“Youth Political Engagement: Why Rock the Vote Hits the Wrong Note.” The Fountain of Youth: Political Parties and the Mobilization of Young Americans. Daniel M. Shea and John Green, eds. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 2006 (co-author).
“Enfant Terrible: The Terrorful, Wonderful World of Anthony Wong.” Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe. Steven Schneider, ed.
FAB Press: 2003 (co-author).
"Coffeehouses." The Guide to U.S. Popular Culture. Ray Browne & Pat Browne, eds. Popular Press: 2001.
"Disney Theme Parks." The Guide to U.S. Popular Culture.
Popular Press: 2001 (co-author).

JOURNAL ARTICLES
“Before Disney Arrived: Florida’s Ill-Fated Attempt to Build INTERAMA.” Florida Historical Quarterly (forthcoming).
"The Great Society in Central Florida: Struggle Over Orange County's Community Action Program, 1966-1969." 2006. Selected Proceedings of the Florida Conference of Historians, Vol. 13: 79-86.
“$500 and a Case of Scotch: The 1947 Florida Legislative Bribery Scandal.” 2005. Selected Proceedings of the Florida Conference of Historians, Vol. 12: 68-78.
“Turn Your Radio On: Brailey Odham’s 1952 “Talkathon” Campaign for Florida Governor.” 2004. The Historian 66.4: 701-729.
“Hong Kong in New York: Global Connections, National Identity, and Filmic Representations.” 2003. New Political Science 25.4: 509-532 (co-author).
“Food Fight, Food Fight: Culture and Economy in Chicken and Duck Talk. 2003.
Asian Cinema 14.2: 170-179 (co-author).
“Comments on Karen Fang’s Review of City on Fire.” 2003.
Film-Philosophy 7: http://www/film-philosophy. com (co-author).
“At the Hong Kong Hop: Mr. Vampire Spawns Bloodsucking Genre.” 2002.
Paradoxa 17: 68-76 (co-author).
“Kirk Wong’s Hong Kong Crimes.” 2002. Asian Cinema 13.2: 76-84 (co-author).
“Like Father, Like Son: Yuen Wo-ping’s Iron Monkey and the Evolution of
Wong Fei-hung.” 2001. Asian Cinema 12.2: 110-118 (co-author).
“Resisting the Stage: Imaging/Imagining Ruan Lingyu in Stanley Kwan’s Actress.” 2000.
Asian Cinema 11.2: 92-98 (co-author).
“High Anxiety: Cinematic Representations of Hong Kong’s Return to the Mainland.” 1998. Proceedings: 16th Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies:
167-175 (co-author).
"Pop Music and the Limits of Cultural Critique: GANG OF FOUR Shrinkwraps Entertainment." 1998. Popular Music & Society 22.3: 21-38 (co-author).
"A City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema as Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism." 1998.
Asian Cinema 10.1: 25-41 (co-author).
"Multiculturalism: The Logic of Late Capitalist Education." 1997.
Webgeist 3: http://www/bsc.nodak.edu (co-author).
"Tanner '88 and the Television of Politics." 1994. New Political Science 28/29: 71-83.
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain." 1992. Left Curve 16: 76-84 (co-author).
"Hegemony and Conflict: The Class Character of Latin American Nationalism." 1988.
Journal of Third World Studies 5.2: 55-71.
"The Limits of Worker-Ownership." 1987. Nature, Society, & Thought 1.1: 115-127.
"The Dependency Dilemma: Four Alternative Development Strategies." 1986. SECOLAS ANNALS 17: 46-62.

PERIODICAL ARTICLES
“Zoned Out: The Politics of Community Exclusion.” 2006. MR Zine (8 Apr.).
“Whose Domain? Private Power, Public Policy, and Local Politics. 2006.
MR Zine (17 March).
“Rowboat Federalism: The Politics of U.S. Disaster Relief” (three part series). 2005.
MR Zine (28 Nov., 2 Dec., 7 Dec.).
“The Stealth Presidency: George Bush and ‘Faith-Based’ Government.” 2005.
MR Zine (20 Oct.).
“Enter the Conglomerates: Hong Kong Cinema Does the Hollywood Hustle.” 2005.
MR Zine (23 Sept.) (co-author).
“Starbucks: Selling Out the Counter-Culture?” 2005. MR Zine (27 July).
“An Interview with Herman Yau.” 2002. Asian Cult Cinema. (Spring): 33-45 (co-author).
“An Interview with Anthony Wong.” 2001. Asian Cult Cinema.
(Winter): 4-14 (co-author).
“War (Ugh!): What is it Good For?” 2001. Orlando Weekly. (20 Dec.): 15-16.
“Fists of Tranquility.” 2001. Orlando Weekly. (1 Feb.): 20-24 (co-author)
“Beating Round the Bush.” 2001. Orlando Weekly. (11 Jan.): 12-13.
“Gridlock and Regrouping.” 2000. Orlando Weekly. (16 Nov.): 17-18.
“An Interview with Donnie Yen.” 2000. Asian Cult Cinema. (Fall): 48-62 (co-author).
“Our Town” (Celebration, Florida). 1999. Orlando Weekly. (26 Aug.): 14-15 (co-author).
“A Grim Reaping.” 1998. Orlando Weekly. (16 July): 7 (co-author).
“Tornado Relief a Disaster for Some.” 1998. Orlando Weekly. (5 March): 9 (co-author).
“Observations on a Growing Problem” (Interview with Andrew Ross). 1998.
Orlando Weekly. (26 Feb.): 5-6 (co-author).
“Nancy Patterson: Live Wire.” 1997. Orlando Weekly. (13 Feb.): 21 (co-author)
“Hong Kong to Hollywood.” 1999. Cinemaya. (Winter): 30-39 (co-author)
“Breaking Borders to Battle Barriers.” 1996. Orlando Weekly. (5 Dec.): 8 (co-author).
“Defining the V-Chip.” 1996. San Luis Obispo New Times. (18 April): 49 (co-author).
“To V or Not to V.” 1996. Orlando Weekly. (29 Feb.): 6 (co-author).
“The Program.” 1995. Orlando Weekly. (11 May): 12-13 (co-author).
"Welcome to Dislando: The Disneyfication of Orlando.” 1995. Against the Current.
(January/ February): 3-4 (co-author).
“A Tale of Two Cities.” 1995. Orlando Weekly. (5 Jan.): 6-8 (co-author).
"U.S. Hegemony in North America." Synthesis/Regeneration. Spring 1993: 12-13.

BOOK REVIEWS
Feedback: Television Against Democracy. New Political Science (forthcoming).
Political Film: The Dialectics of Third Cinema. 2002.
New Political Science 24.2: 323-326.
9-11: Emergency Relief; Another World is Possible: Conversations in a Time of Terror. 2002. Orlando Weekly. (2 Feb): 12. (Reprinted: Detroit Metro Times 20 Feb. 2002)
Cracks in the Pedestal: Ideology and Gender in Hollywood. 1999.
New Political Science 21.4: 519-521.
Escape Velocity: Cyber Culture at the End of the Century. 1996. Orlando Weekly.
(11 April): 14 (co-author).
Managing the Commanding Heights: Nicaragua's State Enterprises. 1992.
Journal of Third World Studies 9.1: 361-362.
Lost Illusions: Latin America's Struggle for Democracy. 1990.
Journal of Third World Studies 7.2: 344-347.
Nicaragua: Unfinished Revolution; Nicaragua: What Difference Could a Revolution Make; David and Goliath: The U.S. War Against Nicaragua; Nicaragua: The Price of Intervention. 1989. Journal of Third World Studies 6.1: 341-346.
People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua. 1988.
Socialism and Democracy 6: 191-194.
Reagan vs The Sandinistas: the Undeclared War on Nicaragua. 1988.
Journal of Third World Studies 5.1: 263-265.
Political Liberalization in Brazil. 1988. Southeastern Latin Americanist 31.3-4: 64-66.
The Sandinista Revolution: National Liberation and Social Transformation in Central America. 1987. Journal of Third World Studies 4.2: 216-217.
Revolution and Intervention in Central America: The Ideology of the Sandinistas and the Nicaraguan Revolution. 1986. Southeastern Latin Americanist 30.1-2: 90-93.

FILM REVIEWS
“Bride With White Hair” & “Bride With White Hair II. 2002. Scream. (June) (co-author).
“In the Mood for Love”. 2001. Orlando Weekly. (19 April): 48 (co-author)
“Yi Yi”. 2001. Orlando Weekly. (12 April): 40 (co-author)
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. 2001. Orlando Weekly. (1 February): 21 (co-author)
“The Corruptor.” 1999. Orlando Weekly. (11 March): 18 (co-author).
“Replacement Killers”. 1998. Orlando Weekly. (12 February): 15 (co-author).
"Search and Destroy.” 1995. Orlando Weekly. (1 June): 21 (co-author).

CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Reconsidering Kennedy and Civil Rights.” Twenty Fourth Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Symposium. Hamer Institute. Jackson, MS. 3-5 October 2007.
“Before Walt Arrived: Florida’s Ill-Fated Attempt to Build INTERAMA Theme Park. Florida Conference of Historians. Miami, FL. 4-6 May 2006.
“Youth Political Engagement: Why Rock the Vote Hits the Wrong Note.” American Political Science Association. Washington, D.C. 1-4 September 2005 (co-presenter).
“The Great Society in Central Florida: Struggle Over Orange County’s Community Action Program, 1966-1969. Florida Conference of Historians.
Tampa, FL. 17-19 March 2005.
“Youth Voting Behavior: Why Rock the Vote Won’t Rock the Boat. Georgia Political Science Association. Savannah, GA. 11-13 November 2004 (co-presenter).
“Milked and Bilked: The Battle Over Regulating Florida’s Dairy Industry in the 1950s.” Florida Political Science Association. Gainesville, FL. 13 March 2004.
“$500 and a Case of Scotch: The 1947 Florida Legislative Bribery Scandal.” Florida Conference of Historians. Lake City, FL. 27 February-1 March 2004.
“Be Careful and Watch What You Say: Brailey Odham and the Politics of Race in Mid-Twentieth Century Florida Gubernatorial Elections.” Mid-America History Conference. Memphis, TN. 18-20 September 2003.
“Food Fight, Food Fight: Culture and Economy in Chicken and Duck Talk.”
Popular Culture Association. New Orleans, LA. 16-19 April 2003 (co-presenter).
“Turn Your Radio On: Brailey Odham’s 1952 ‘Talkathon’ Campaign for Florida Governor.” Florida Conference of Hstorians.
Jacksonville, FL. 28 February- 1 March 2003.
“Hong Kong in New York: Global Connections, National Identity, and Filmic Representations.” American Comparative Literature Assocation.
San Juan, P.R. 11-14 April 2002 (co-presenter).
“Kirk Wong’s Hong Kong Crimes.” Popular Culture Association.
Toronto, Canada. 10-13 March 2002 (co-presenter).
“Like Father, Like Son: Iron Monkey and the Evolution of Wong Fei-hung.”
Popular Culture Association. Philadelphia, PA. 11-14 April 2001 (co-presenter).
“At the Hong Kong Hop: Mr. Vampire Spawns Bloodsucking Genre.”
Southwest Popular Culture Association.
Albuquerque, NM. 7-10 March 2001 (co-presenter).
“Resisting the Stage: Imaging/Imagining Ruan Lingyu in Stanley Kwan’s Actress.”
Asian Cinema Studies Society. Norman, OK. 19-20 May 2000 (co-presenter).
“Third Time Parody: Cops, Triads and Rascals in 1990s Hong Kong Comedies.”
Popular Culture Association. New Orleans, LA. 18-22 April 2000 (co-presenter).
“The Presence of Absence: Post-1997 in Hong Kong ‘Japanese Occupation’ Films. Conference on Literature & Film. Tallahassee, FL. 27-29 January 2000 (co-presenter).
"Border Crossing the Big Apple: Chueng Yuen-ting's An Autumn’s Tale & Clara Law's Farewell China." Popular Culture Association.
San Diego, CA. 30 March - 3 April 1999 (co-presenter).
"High Anxiety: Cinematic Representations of Hong Kong’s Return to the Mainland.”Association of Third World Studies.
Durham, NC. 8-10 October 1998 (co-presenter).
"Chow Yun-fat, Coolest Actor in the World: Two or Three Things We Know About Him." Popular Culture Association. Orlando, FL. 8-11 April 1998 (co-presenter).
"A City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema as Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism."
Asian Cinema Studies Society.
Peterborough, Ontario. 21-23 August 1997 (co-presenter).
"Pop Music & the Limits of Cultural Critique: 'Gang of Four' Shrinkwraps Entertainment." Midwest Popular Culture Association.
Bowling Green, OH. 15-16 Nov. 1996 (co-presenter).
"Under the Sign of D: Ideology and Image in Coppola's Dracula." Conference on Literature & Film. Tallahassee, FL. 25-27 January 1996 (co-presenter).
"Honey, I (H)ate the Kids: Victimization as the Ideology of Contemporary Children's Film." Modern Language Association.
Chicago, IL. 27-30 December 1995 (co-presenter).
"Democracy, Postmodernism, and the Mode of Information."
Florida Political Science Association. Sarasota, FL. 8-9 April 1994.
"The Disneyfication of Orlando.” Modern Language Association.
Toronto, Canada. 27-30 December 1993 (co-presenter).
"Disneyfication and Social Environments in Florida: Welcome to Dislando and the Theme Park Strip.” American Culture Association.
New Orleans, LA. 7-10 April 1993 (co-presenter).
"Down a Fast Track: United States Hegemony and the North American Free Trade Agreement." Association of Third World Studies. Gainesville, FL. 1-3 October 1992.
"Democracy, Postmodernism, and the Mode of Information."
Rethinking Democracy Conference. Reading, PA. 6-8 December 1991.
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain." Florida Political Science Association. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 5-6 April 1991 (co-presenter).
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain." Popular Culture Association. San Antonio, TX. 27-30 March 1991 (co-presenter).
"Fulfilling Liberalism: Freedom, Equality, Democracy, and Marx."
Marxist Scholars Association. Philadelpia, PA. 15-17 March 1991.
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain." Southern Conference of English Teachers at the Two-Year College.
Charlottesville, VA. 14-16 February 1991 (co-presenter).
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain." Southern Community College Humanities Association.
Daytona Beach, FL. 25-27 Oct. 1990 (co-presenter).
"Party, Democracy, and Dialectics: The Future of the Sandinistas."
Association of Third World Studies. Columbia, SC. 12-14 October 1990.
"Education, Culture, and Conflict: 'The Last Temptation of Christ' as Contested Terrain.” Popular Culture Association of the South.
Montgomery, AL. 4-6 October 1990 (co-presenter).
"Class and Nationalism in Central American Revolutions."
Association of Third World Studies. Gainesville, FL. 28-30 September 1989.
"Fulfilling Liberalism: Freedom, Equality, Democracy, and Marx."
American Political Science Association. Atlanta, GA. 30 August - 3 September 1989.
"Class and Nationalism in Central American Revolutions."
Georgia Association of Historians. Jekyll Island, GA. 20-21 April 1989.
"Students and Classes: The Contradictions of Campus Politics."
Marxist Scholars Conference. Louisville, KY. 17-19 March 1989.
"Transition Through Transaction: Democratization in Latin America?"
Association of Third World Studies. Savannah. GA. 6-8 October 1988.
"Hegemony and Class Conflict: The Class Character of Latin American Nationalism." Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies. Merida, Mexico. 1-5 April 1987.
"The Limits of Worker-Ownership." Southeast Marxist Scholars Conference.
Durham, N.C. 13-15 March 1987.
"Students and Classes: The Contradictions of Campus Politics."
Southeast Marxist Scholars Conference. Tampa, FL. 18-20 October 1985.
"The Dependency Dilemma: Four Alternative Development Strategies."
Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies. Winter Park, FL. 28-30 March 1985.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2007: ORGANIZER & PANELIST. “Constitutional Controversies.”
Seminole Commmunity College Constitution Day.
2007: REVIEWER. Civic Engagement and American Politics Today. McGraw-Hill.
2006: ORGANIZER. Michelle Deardorff Lecture.
Seminole Community College Constitution Day.
2006: CO-PRESENTER. “Is Minimum Wage a Fair Wage?” Seminole Community College Faculty Institute for Teaching and Learning.
2005: PANELIST. “The U.S. Constitution.”
Seminole Community College Constitution Day.
2004: REVIEWER. American Politics: Diversity and Unity. Longman.
2004: SPEAKER. “Gravity Defying Philosophy: Asian Martial Arts and the Cinema.”
Enzian Movie Club. Orlando, FL.
2004: MODERATOR. “The Impact of Watergate: A Thirty Year Perspective.” Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government. University of Central Florida.
2002: SPEAKER. “Middle East Politics.”
Seminole Adult Learning Institute. Sanford, FL.
2002: SPEAKER. “Middle East Politics.” Seminole Community College Speakers Series.
2001-02: JUDGE. “We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution.”
Lake Mary High School. Lake Mary, FL.
2001: SPEAKER. “Hong Kong Cinema.” Rollins College. Winter Park, FL.
2001: SPEAKER. “Hong Kong Cinema.” Florida Film Festival. Orlando, FL.
2000: REVIEWER. Political Chronicle. Florida Political Science Association.
2000: REVIEWER. Case Histories in International Politics. Harper Collins.
2000: CO-COORDINATOR. Hong Kong Filmmaking Project.
Seminole Community College.
1999-2007: ADVISER. U.S. Federal Government AP.
Dr. Phillips High School. Orange County, FL.
1999: SPEAKER. “Hong Kong Cinema”. University of Central Florida Film Program.
1999: RADIO GUEST. “Hong Kong Cinema.” Marc Cooper Show/KPFK. Los Angeles.
1999: RADIO GUEST. “Hong Kong Cinema.”
Underground Radio/WBAI. New York City.
1999: RADIO GUEST. “Hong Kong Cinema.”
Asia-Pacific Forum/WBAI. New York City.
1999: SPEAKER. “Hong Kong Cinema.” Anthology Film Archives. New York City.
1999: PANELIST. “Hong Kong Cinema.” Columbia University.
1999: SPEAKER. “Hong Kong Cinema.” New York University.
1999: CONTRIBUTOR. “Program Notes.” Hong Kong Film Festival.
Museum of Fine Arts. Boston.
1999: ACTOR. “Curse of the Blairwitch.” Sci-Fi Channel.
1999: REVIEWER. The Challenge of Democracy. Houghton Mifflin.
1999: CONSULTANT. Political Science & Economics Curriculum.
Orange County (FL) Public Schools.
1998: REVIEWER. Political Ideologies: Their Origins and Impact. Prentice-Hall.
1998: PANELIST. "Secondary School Political Science."
Florida Political Science Association. Orlando, FL.
1998-2000: PROGRAM SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER.
Florida Film Festival. Orlando, FL.
1997-98: CO-COORDINATOR. Andrew Ross Lectures. Seminole Community College.
1997-98: ADVISORY COUNCIL. "The Last Harvest" Project.
Farmworker Association of Florida.
1997: COMMITTEE MEMBER. Law Enforcement Options. Sanford, FL.
1997: CO-COORDINATOR. Nancy Paterson Lecture. Seminole Community College.
1996: MULTIMEDIA LECTURE/PERFORMANCE. “Morphing the Future.”
Seminole Community College Honors Program.
1996: CO-COORDINATOR. "Faculty Critical Thinking" Seminars.
Seminole Community College.
1996: CO-COORDINATOR. Mark Dery Lecture. Seminole Community College.
1996: RADIO GUEST. "The V-Chip." Perspective/WTKS. Orlando, FL.
1996: REVIEWER. Introduction to Political Philosophy. St. Martin's Press.
1995: REVIEWER. The State of the Union:
An Introduction to American Government. St. Martin's.
1994: REVIEWER. The Contours of Power: An Introduction to Contemporary International Relations. St. Martin's.
1995-02: CONTRIBUTING WRITER. Orlando Weekly.
1994: CO-COORDINATOR. Adrian Piper Lecture. Seminole Community College.
1993: SPEAKER. "The North American Free Trade Agreement."
University of Central Florida .
1993: CO-PRODUCER. "Welcome to Dislando" (28 minute video).
1993: CO-COORDINATOR. "Multimedia Technology" Panel.
Seminole Community College.
1992-1994: COMMITTEE MEMBER. Seminole Community College Film Series.
1992: DEBATE PARTICIPANT. "The Twenty Sixth Amendment."
Seminole Community College.
1992: REVIEWER. American Democracy. St. Martin's Press.
1991-92: CHAIR. Institutional Purpose Committee. SACS Accreditation .
Seminole Community College.
1991-92: CO-COORDINATOR. Seminole Community College Film Series.
1991: CO-ORGANIZER. "Postmodernism" Series. Seminole Community College.
1991: PANELIST: "The Last Temptation of Christ." Lake Sumter Community College. L
1990-91: FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT. Seminole Community College.
1990: ORGANIZER. "Pre-Collegiate Political Science."
Florida Political Science Association. Winter Park, FL.
1990: CO-COORDINATOR. Robert Sherman Lecture. Seminole Community College.
1989-2007: EDITORIAL BOARD. New Political Science.
1989: CONTRIBUTOR. Florida Certification Exam for Sociology Teachers.
1988-1997: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Florida Political Science Association.
1988: RADIO GUEST. "Feminism." Philosophy Forum/WUCF. Orlando, FL.
1988: CONTRIBUTOR. St. Martin's Resource Guide in American Government.
1988: REVIEWER. American Government and Politics Today. West Publishing.
1987: PARTICIPANT. "Voices of the Constitution".
Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Orlando, FL.
1987: PANELIST. "U.S., U.S.S.R., & Nuclear Weapons."
University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.
1987: FORUM PARTICIPANT. "United States and Latin America."
Hugh O'Brien Foundation. Orlando, FL.
1986: TELEVISION GUEST. "Rating Rock and Roll." Pro & Con/WFTV. Orlando, FL.
1986: RADIO GUEST. "South Africa." Retrospect/WUCF. Orlando, FL.
1985-1990: ADVISER. Model United Nations. Maynard Evans &
Dr. Phillips High Schools. Orange County, FL.
1984: CURRICULUM DEVELOPER. Florida Secondary Education Economics Course.
SCC Adult High School.
1982-89: MUSICIAN. "New Suburbans" and "Smashing Atoms." Orlando, FL.
1982-83: COLUMNIST. This Issue. Orlando, FL
1981-83: BOARD MEMBER. Progressive Alliance. Orlando, FL.
1981-82: BOARD MEMBER. Council of Community Based Organizations. Orlando, Fl.
1981: WORKSHOP LEADER. "Reaganomics." We The People. Orlando, FL.
1981: RADIO GUEST. "Reagan and American Politics." Spectrum/WDBO. Orlando, FL.
1980: SPEAKER. "The New Cold War."
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Orlando, FL.
1980: DEBATE PARTICIPANT. "The Draft and National Defense."
Valencia Community College. Orlando, FL.
1977-78: FACILITATOR. "Theory of Moral Development."
Florida Department of Social and Economic Services. Gainesville, FL.
1976-80: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
Orange County Public Schools. Orange County, FL.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association, Asian Cinema Studies Society, Association of Third World Studies, Caucus for a New Political Science, Florida Political Science Association, Popular Culture Association, Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies

REFERENCES
Dr. Robert Bledsoe
Department of Political Science
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
407-823-2608
bledsoe@mail.ucf.edu

Dr. Michelle Deardorff
Department of Political Science
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
601-979-2822
michelle.d.deardorff@jsums.edu

Ms. Minnie Johnson-Phillips
Chair, Department of Social Sciences
Seminole Community College
Sanford, Florida
407-328-2139
phillipm@scc-fl.edu

Dr. Leslie McLemore
Director, Fannie Lou Hamer Institute
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
601-979-1564
hamer.institute@jsums.edu

Dr. Nancy Owens
Union Institute Graduate School
Cincinnati, Ohio
406-225-9225
nancy.owens@tui.edu

Dr. Annye Refoe
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Seminole Community College
Sanford, Florida
407-328-2201
refoea@scc-fl.edu

Dr. John Riser
Department of Philosophy
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
407-823-2273

Dr. Andrew Ross
American Studies Program
New York University
New York, New York
212-992-9650
andrew.ross@nyu.edu

Dr. M. Elliott Vittes
Department of Political Science
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
407-823-2608
vittes@mail.ucf.edu