Rico Self

Bio

Dr. Rico Self is an assistant professor of communication at North Carolina State University, where he teaches and writes about race, gender, sexuality, and other categories of difference in American culture.

Dr. Self received his Ph.D. in communication studies with minors in African and African American studies and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He has won numerous institutional, regional, and national awards for his teaching, research, and advocacy.

A native of the Mississippi Delta, Dr. Self enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.

You may access his updated vita and recent publications here.

 

Area(s) of Expertise

Rhetoric and Culture
Performance Studies
Critical Media Studies
Black Feminist and Queer Studies
Southern Studies
Auto/ethnography