Professor James S. Jackson, passed away Tuesday evening, September 1st, in Ann Arbor after a long battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully with his wife, Toni, and daughters Ariana and Kendra by his side. James Jackson was the Founder and Leader of the Program for Research on Black Americans.

Pop Culture Characters as Avatars and Extensions of the Self: On Dynamic Audience Involvement and Dual Empathy Monday, November 2, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Roundtable Discussion Monday, November 9, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

WEIRD audiences, WEIRD entertainment! A reflection of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism in media entertainment scholarship Monday, November 30, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Political Sorting in U.S. Entertainment Media Selection Monday, December 7, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Interpersonal Relations in Narrative Fiction, Real-Life, and In-between (*pre-recorded) Monday, October 26, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Can Entertainment Change the World?: Entertainment Media and Socially Conscious Experiences Monday, October 19, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Celebrating Your Circle of Life: Audience Responses to Nostalgic Entertainment Monday, October 12, 2020 (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

Entertainment as Depletion or Replenishment Monday, October 5, 2020 (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM)