Novotny LawrenceNovotny Lawrence is an associate professor at Iowa State University where he is on a joint appointment between the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication and the English Department. His research primarily centers on African American cinemati and mediated experiences, race, and popular culture. He has authored a book and co-edited an anthology on Blaxploitation Cinema. He has also has published journal articles and book chapters on Black Dynamite and parody, African American religious iconography in Good Times, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and the Blaxploitation-themed film, Detroit 9000. Read More Read Less