Robin R. Means Coleman

Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969) is an American author, communication scholar, and educator known for her work in the fields of Afro-American studies, African studies, and media studies. She has written on the topic of race in horror films, and in particular representations of Black people in horror films, in her 2011 non-fiction book Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (which was adapted into a 2019 documentary film), as well as in the 2023 book The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar, which she co-authored with Mark H. Harris.

Early life and education Coleman was born in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Prior to her position at the University of Michigan, Coleman held Coleman held academic positions at the University of Pittsburgh and New York University.

Partial bibliography African-American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor (1998) Say It Loud! African American Audiences, Media and Identity (2002) Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (2011) The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (with Mark H. Harris, 2023)