Antoine Haywood
- Doctoral Candidate
Antoine Haywood studies how communities of color use geographically defined communication infrastructures to facilitate civic participation, democratic communication, collective learning, and community care.
Antoine Haywood’s immediate research focuses on understanding the contemporary relevance of Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) cable television infrastructure. His autoethnographic methodology evaluates the resonance of African American participation in local storytelling networks and PEG-funded community media centers. Before his time at Annenberg, Haywood worked as a community engagement director at People TV, Atlanta, GA (2005-2010), and Philadelphia Community Access Media (PhillyCAM), Philadelphia, PA (2010-2018). He has served on boards of foundations and community media organizations, including Radio Free Georgia, the Alliance for Community Media, and the Independence Public Media Foundation. In addition to his community media interests, he collects vinyl records, directs documentary videos, and performs as a local musician. He holds a B.A. in English from Morehouse College and an M.A. in Media Studies from The New School. He is a proud native of West Palm Beach, Florida.
Education
- B.A., Morehouse College, 2002
- M.A., The New School, 2005
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2020
Selected Publications
Sharing the Stories of Community Media Makers in Philadelphia
Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media makers in Philadelphia.
Antoine Haywood on Video
As part of his dissertation research, doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is profiling citizen storytellers at PhillyCAM, Philadelphia’s Community Access Media center. Through his project "Telling Our Stories: Community Media Portrait Project," Haywood has collected more than 40 photo portraits and 10 filmed interviews.
Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood interviews director and producer Karen Walker about the importance of collaborative storytelling through community media and Walker's volunteer work with PhillyCam, a community organization committed to teaching, creating, and distributing locally-produced public media.