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Jon Christopher Hughes

Professor
Journalism - Tenure-Track Faculty
13A McMicken Hall
513-556-3938
jon.hughes@uc.edu
http://www.photopresse.com

Professional Summary

JON HUGHES, professor of English & journalism and Journalism Program director, is an award-winning reporter, author and photojournalist. He has been on the staffs of three daily and two alternative newspapers in addition to writing and producing radio dramas and a television documentary on Cuba. Hughes is the author, editor, or major contributor to 11 books. More than 1,000 of his photographs have been published and his images have been exhibited internationally.

Photojournalism published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Village Voice, Sun Magazine, Cincinnati Magazine, Ohio Magazine, Boulevard, New Letters, Worth Magazine, Tributary, Cincinnati Enquirer.

Photojournalism Exhibits: Taft Museum, Fototeca de Cuba (Havana), Indiana University, University of Cincinnati, United State Air Force Academy, College of Mount St. Joseph, ArtWorks, Pittsburg State University.

Education

BS Politcal Science and Economics, Ball State University, .

MA Journalism, Ball State University, .

Research Support

Taft Fund Research Travel Grant for Havana, Cuba, University of Cincinnati. 3,050. Date: 11/05/2003

UC Institute for Global Studies and Affairs Individual Globalization Grant , University of Cincinnati. 1,000. Date: 05/15/2001

UC Faculty Development Grant , University of Cincinnati. 4,975. Date: 12/01/2000

UC Faculty Sustainable Development Field Project, USIA and UC Professional Development. Date: 1998

Globalization Grant, University of Cincinnati. 750. Date: 08-1997

"A YEAR IN THE LIFE" of Cincinnati Project , The Procter & Gamble Company. 1,000. Date: 07/01/1997

“Cuba Now” documentary photography exhibit at the Carnegie Arts Center, Lightbourne Communications, Inc., CityBeat and private donations. 1,600. Date: 05/03/1996 to 05/25/1996.

“A YEAR IN THE LIFE” of Cincinnati Project , Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation. 500. Date: 12/15/1995

“A YEAR IN THE LIFE” of Cincinnati Project, The Procter & Gamble Company. 7,000. Date: 07/15/1994

Provost Support for Professional Development, University of Cincinnati. 1,000. Date: 03/19/1992

Ohio Arts Council Media Arts Panel "Exhibition Program" , Cincinnati Film Society. 8,411. Date: 04-1991

Writing Program Publishing Lab , Ohio Board of Regents. 119,232. Date: 12/02/1990

Taft Memorial Fund Travel Grant , University of Cincinnati. 700. Date: 08/25/1990 to 09/09/1990.

Travel Grant , Lafcadio Hearn Society, Japan. 250,000 yen. Date: 08/25/1990 to 09/09/1990.

"Dimension Radio Theater" , National Endowment for the Arts. 5,000. Date: 07/31/1990

"Really The Blues" , Ohio Arts Council Media Arts Panel . 2,743. Date: 04/18/1990

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Radio Repertory Company, Inc.. 4,000. Date: 03/12/1990

"Really The Blues Script Development" , Ohio Arts Council Literary Panel . 1,000. Date: 03/06/1990

Fine Arts Fund, Projects Pool, Radio Repertory Company, Inc.. 2,500. Date: 03/01/1990

"Radio Repertory Organizational Support" , Ohio Arts Council Media Arts Panel . 8,348. Date: 07-1989

"Radio Repertory Script Development" , Ohio Arts Council Literary Panel . 2,068. Date: 07-1989

"Radio Repertory Organizational Support" , Ohio Arts Council Media Arts Panel . 8,576. Date: 07-1988

"Radio Repertory Script Development" , Ohio Arts Council Literary Panel . 2,432. Date: 07-1988

"Capital Equipment Award" , Ohio Board of Regents . 100,000. Date: 09/01/1986

"Academic Challenge" , Ohio Board of Regents . 1.3 million. Date: 12-1985

University Research Council, University of Cincinnati. 1,700. Date: 1983 to 1984.

Grant-in-aid, Taft Faculty Committee, University of Cincinnati. 2,250. Date: 1983

Grant-in-aid, Taft Faculty Committee, University of Cincinnati. 1,004. Date: 1980

Grant-in-aid, Taft Faculty Committee, University of Cincinnati. 2,000. Date: 1979

Course/Room & Board, Goethe Institut Workshop, Passau, West Germany. Date: 1976

Department of English and Comparative Literature Research Grant, University of Cincinnati. 200. Date: 1976

University of Cincinnati and Case Western Reserve University. 12,000. Date: 1975 to 1976.

Books

UPDIKE IN CINCINNATI. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2007.

MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE CITIES: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN EXISTENCE IN THAILAND. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluser Academic Publishers, 2002.

CINCINNATI: MAJESTIC VISION. Memphis, TN: Towery Publishing, 2001.

VISIONS OF PLACE: Suburbs, Neighborhoods and Cincinnati's Clifton, 1850-2000. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2001.

ALL SHOOK UP: COLLECTED POEMS ABOUT ELVIS. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 2001.

PIECES OF FERNALD: POEMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF A PLACE. Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Writers' Project, 1998.

PERIOD OF THE GRUESOME: THE SELECTED CINCINNATI NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OF LAFCADIO HEARN. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1990.

DISMAL MAN. Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Poetry Review Press, 1990.

YE GIGLAMPZ. Cincinnati, OH: Crossroads Books with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 1992.

YE GIGLAMPZ. Cincinnati, OH: Crossroads Books with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 1983.

THE TANYARD MURDER: ON THE CASE WITH LAFCADIO HEARN. Washington, D.C.: The University Press of America, 1982.

Book Chapters

"RIVER TEETH: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION NARRATIVE." Period of the gruesome. Ashland University, 2000.

"CENTENNIAL ESSAYS ON LAFCADIO HEARN." THE CINCINNATI JOURNALISM OF LAFCADIO HEARN. Ed. Kenji Zenimoto. Matsue, Japan: The Hearn Society, 1996.

"AMERICAN HUMOR MAGAZINES AND COMIC NEWSPAPERS." YE GIGLAMPZ. Ed. David E. E. Sloane. University of New Haven: Greenwood Press, 1987.

"NORTH AMERICAN UNION LIST OF VICTORIAN SERIALS." Garland Press, 1985.

"AMERICAN LITERARY REALISM 1870-1910." YE GIGLAMPZ AND THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LAFCADIO HEARN. University of Texas at Arlington, 1982.

"CINCINNATI HISTORICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN." The Short Life and Death of 'YE GIGLAMPZ':An Illustrated Weekly Edited Lafcadio Hearn and Henry Farny. Cincinnati, OH, 1982.

Reviews

Geoffrey Batchen. "EACH WILD IDEA: WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY HISTORY."Rev. of The Australiannness of the Australian Photograph Antipodes. (2002).

Heide Smith. "TIWI: THE LIFE AND ART OF AUSTRALIA'S TIWI PEOPLE."Rev. of Images of the Culture and Art of an Isolated People Antipodes. (2002).

Carl Dawson. "LAFCADIO HEARN AND THE VISION OF JAPAN." Nineteenth-Century Prose. (1994).

Jack Casserly. "SCRIPPS: THE DIVIDED DYNASTY. A HISTORY OF THE FIRST FAMILY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM."Rev. of Portrait of Scripps disappointing Cincinnati ENQUIRER. (1993).

Sean G. Ronan and Toki Koizumi. "LAFCADIO HEARN (KOIZUMI YAKUMO) HIS LIFE, WORK AND IRISH BACKGROUND."Rev. of Lafcadio Hearn: The Irish Background Lafcadio Hearn Journal. (1992).

Graydon DeCamp. "THE GRAND OLD LADY OF VINE STREET."Rev. of 'Grand Old Lady' must for Enquiring minds Cincinnati ENQUIRER. (1991).

Norberto Fuentes. "HEMINGWAY IN CUBA." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1985).

Henri Troyat. "IVAN THE TERRIBLE." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1985).

Kathleen Brady. "IDA TARBELL." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1985).

Colin Thubron. "WHERE NIGHTS ARE LONGEST: TRAVELS BY CAR THROUGH WESTERN RUSSIA." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1984).

Rick Boyer. "THE PENNY FERRY." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1984).

John Raeburn. "FAME BECAME OF HIM: HEMINGWAY AS PUBLIC WRITER." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1984).

Anthony Bailey. "ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FOREST." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1984).

Peter Wyden. "THE PASSIONATE WAR." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Bernice Kert. "THE HEMINGWAY WOMEN." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Joan Didion. "SALVADOR." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Mike Royko. "SEZ WHO, SEZ ME." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Hilary Mills. "MAILER A BIOGRAPHY." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Garrison Keillor. "HAPPY TO BE HERE." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

Honoria Murphy Donnelly. "SARA & GERALD: VILLA AMERICA AND AFTER." ENTERTAINER Magazine. (1983).

William Ruehlmann. "STALKING THE FEATURE STORY."Rev. of Former Cincinnatian writes feature-writer's bible UC NEWS RECORD. (1978).

George Plimpton. "SHADOW BOX."Rev. of Book Views: SHADOW BOX Cincinnati REPORTER. (1978).

Lloyd Arnold. "HEMINGWAY HIGH ON THE WILD."Rev. of Book Views: HEMINGWAY HIGH ON THE WILD Cincinnati REPORTER. (1978).

Paul Ferris. "DYLAN THOMAS: A BIOGRAPHY."Rev. of Ferris' Dylan Thomas: The Facts of Genius and Dissipation Cincinnati REPORTER. (1978).

Michael Herr. "DISPATCHES."Rev. of Herr's Portrait of Vietnam War Hits Every Nerve Cincinnati REPORTER. (1978).

Daniel Shorr. "CLEARING THE AIR." Cincinnati REPORTER. (1977).

Philip Caputo. "A RUMOR OF WAR."Rev. of The War We Watched Over Dinner Cincinnati REPORTER. (1977).

Michael S. Reynolds. "HEMINGWAY'S FIRST WAR: THE MAKING OF 'A FAREWELL TO ARMS."Rev. of A Book About Hemingway Making a Book Cincinnati REPORTER. (1977).

Scott Donaldson. "BY FORCE OF WILL: THE LIFE AND ART OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY."Rev. of A Book About Hemingway Making a Book Cincinnati REPORTER. (1977).

Mary Welsh Hemingway. "HOW IT WAS." CLIFTON-VINE REPORTER. (1976).

Rev. of Sinatra Survives CLIFTON-VINE REPORTER. (1976).

Robert M. Pirsig. "ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: AN INQUIRY INTO VALUES."Rev. of Search for value on wheels Cincinnati ENQUIRER. (1975).

Nigel Norland. "THE CRIMINOLOGIST."Rev. of Criminologist Expert Whodunit Cincinnati ENQUIRER. (1974).

Other Publications

Clifton-Vine Reporter.

Cincinnati Reporter.

Queen City Magazine.

The News Record.

Clifton Examiner-Bulletin.

Entertainer Magazine.

Invited Presentations

(10/17/2006). Photojournalism: Jon Hughes Day. Antonelli College, Cincinnati, OH.

(08/09/2005). Photojournalism. Antonelli College, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/15/2005). Gallery Talk: “Medicine in the Head Waters of the Amazon". Medical Sciences Library, University of Cincinnati.

(04/27/2005). Gallery Talk: “Living on Cuban Tiempo". ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH.

(10/13/2004). Gallery Talk. Whitewater Art Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN.

(02/21/2004). Cuba: The Caribbean Enigma. Cincinnati Women’s Club, Cincinnati, OH.

(09/12/2003). At What Cost? Media and the Aftermath of the War in Iraq. College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.

(04/04/2003). Media and the War in Iraq: An Exploration of Coverage. College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.

(04/06/2002). Covering Government. The Bowen Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.

(03/01/2000). Photojournalism. School For The Creative And Performing Arts, Cincinnati Public Schools.

(04/07/1999). Doing Documentary Work. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Lecture Series, University of Cincinnati.

(01/26/1999). Lafcadio Hearn: Man of Many Cultures. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH.

(12/08/1998). Documentary Photography. School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, OH.

(10/12/1998). Visual Representation of Phenomena. University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/29/1998). Cincinnati Authors. Mount St. Joseph College, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/15/1998). PIECES OF FERNALD. Borders Book Sellers, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/14/1998). Life In Bosnia. WorldFest'98, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(01/27/1998). Doing Documentary Work: Photographing and Writing in Croatia and Bosnia. Department of English Graduate Student Association, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(01/15/1998). Photographing and Writing In Croatia and Bosnia. Cincinnati Writers Project, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY.

(01/09/1998). Documentary Photography: Croatia/Bosnia, Cuba, Cincinnati. Cincinnati Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter, University Club, Cincinnati, OH.

(09/29/1997). A Sense of Place: Documentary Photography. The Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/31/1997). The Cincinnati Journalism of Lafcadio Hearn. Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/30/1997). A Year In The Life Of Cincinnati. Diogenes Club, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/18/1997). Cincinnati's Connection to Japan. Cincinnati Museum Center's "Asian Culture Fest", Cincinnati, OH.

(12/10/1996). Documentary Photography. Deer Park High School, Cincinnati, OH.

(08/31/1996). Cuba Today: Writers & Photographers. College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.

(02/28/1996). Documentary Photography. Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.

(09-1995). Interdisciplinary Projects. Mid-America College Art Association, Herron School of Art, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.

(04/13/1995). Investigative Journalism. SPJ, Queen City Chapter, Cincinnati, OH.

(06/27/1994). A Journalist's Trench-eye View of Politics. The Hamilton County Democratic Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

(04/07/1994). Creative Non-Fiction. Department of Journalism, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.

(02/22/1994). Writers and Literature in Cuba. English Graduate Organization, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(09/17/1993). The Why, What & How-To’s of Producing Printed Materials. Non-Profit Professionals in Communications Workshop, Cincinnati, OH.

(09-1993). Journalists As Authors. Department of Journalism, Ball State University.

(06/17/1993). Television News: Is it journalism or is it entertainment?. WNKU-FM, Covington, KY.

(05/16/1993). Ethics in Journalism: AS THEY TELL IT, AS WE SEE IT, AS IT IS. Group Discussion Leader, Center For The Study Of Ethics And Contemporary Moral Problems, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/14/1993). The Freelance Writer as Foreign Correspondent. Writers Guild of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(11/23/1992). Writer's Block. Office of the Vice President for Research and University Dean for Advanced Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. OH.

(11/07/1992). Journalism Standards: A Professional Development Conference. Queen City Chapter of SPJ, Cincinnati, OH.

(04/23/1992). Writer's Block. Office of the Vice President for Research and University Dean for Advanced Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(04/07/1992). The Search for Truth II: Ethics & Bias in the Publishing Industry. Institute for Learning in Retirement Seminar, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

(01/13/1992). At The Russian Revolution. Cincinnati Bilingual Academy, Cincinnati, OH.

Paper Presentations

Lafcadio Hearn as a Journalist. Lafcadio Hearn Seminar (International), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 07-1993.

The Cincinnati Journalism of Lafcadio Hearn. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. 10/14/1990.

Period of the Gruesome: The Cincinnati Journalism of Lafcadio Hearn. General Meeting of the Japan Comparative Literature Association, Matsue, Japan. 08/31/1990.

Abstract of Internships for Specialized Journalists. Ohio Journalism Educator's Association, Ohio State University. 02-1977.