Kent Alan Ono | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., English (Composition) M.A., Communication Ph.D., Rhetorical Studies |
| Alma mater | DePauw University Miami University University of Iowa |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Utah (2012-present) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2002-2012) University of California, Davis (~1992-2002) |
| Notable works | Shifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187 (2002) Asian Americans and the Media (2009) |
Kent Alan Ono is an American academic, author, and educator. He is currently a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah and was Chair of the department from 2012 to 2017. He was the President of the National Communication Association from 2020 to 2021.[1]
Ono's research focuses on media representations of race, gender, sexuality, class, and nation. His work in the area of rhetoric and communication theory has been focused in the areas of rhetoric, film and media studies, and ethnic and cultural studies. He has authored and edited seven books including Contemporary Media Culture and the Remnants of a Colonial Past (2009), Asian Americans and the Media (2009) and Shifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187 (2002).[2] He is most known for his research on critical rhetoric, vernacular discourse, Japanese American incarceration rhetoric, U.S. immigration rhetoric, Asian American rhetoric, neocolonial criticism and theory, independent film, and contemporary media studies.[3]
He is the past editor of Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies[4] and past co-editor of Critical Studies in Media Communication. He also co-edited the book series, Critical Cultural Communication for New York University Press.[5]