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Malcolm L. Rigsby


Education
2008 – Present.   Ph.D. (In Progress) – Sociology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
1989.   J.D.  St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, TX
1981 – 1984.   (Sociology) Graduate Studies, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1979.   B.A.T. (History/Sociology/Secondary Education) – Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Teaching Interests
Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law, Social Revolution and Terrorism in Relation to Religion and Law, and the role of modern Information and Communication Technologies in developing Social Movements

Courses Taught
American Government
Introduction to Sociology
Crime and Delinquency
Criminal Procedure
Law and Evidence
Multicultural Relations
Social Problems
Social Theory
Sociology of
Religion
State Government

Courses Developed Online
Introduction to Sociology
Crime and Delinquency
Multicultural Relations
Social Problems
Sociology of Religion

Service
1989 – Present:  Pro Bono legal services.
2006 – 2007:  Peace Corps Point of Contact, Ouachita Technical College, Malvern, AR
2008 – Present:  Peace Corps Point of Contact, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR

Professional Memberships
American Sociological Association, Southwestern Sociological Association;
 
Arkansas Bar Association, Texas State Bar, Texas Real Estate Commission, Licensed by Texas Supreme Court, Licensed by Arkansas Supreme Court;

Texas Education Agency – Lifetime Provisional Secondary Education Certification.

Professional Appointments
Faculty
Windham School District-Texas Department of Corrections
Ouachita Technical College Online Development
Ouachita Baptist University Online Development

Published Reviews
June 2008 – Present.  Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO), State University of New York at Buffalo, Health Sciences Library.

In Progress

EMRO. _____.  Dishonored.  Directed by Sigrun Norderval & Gard A. Andressen, ICARUS FILMS. Retrievable (_____).
EMRO. _____.  Secresy.  Produced and Directed by Peter Galison and Robb Moss, Bullfrog Films. Retrievable (_____).

Published Documentary Film Reviews

EMRO. February 8, 2009.  Why Democracy Series –Shorts.  Why Democracy Collection, The Cinema Guild. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3519).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Dinner With The President.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Sabiha Sumar and Sachithanandam Sathananthan, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3527).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Bloody Cartoons.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Karsten Kjaer, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3517).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Taxi To The Dark Side.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Alex Gibney, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3520).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Egypt: We Are Watching You.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Leila Menjou and Sherief Elkatsha, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3525).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Campaign.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Kazuhiro Soda, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3518).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “In Search Of Gandhi.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Lalit Vachani, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3524).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Please Vote For Me.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Weijun Chen, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3521).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Iron Ladies of Liberia.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Siatta Scott Johnson and Daniel Junge, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3523).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “Looking For The Revolution.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Rodrigo Vazquez, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3522).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “For God, Tsar and The Fatherland.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Nino Kirtadze, The Cinema Guild.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3526).
EMRO. February 8, 2009. “When I Came Home.” Why Democracy Collection. Directed by Dan Lohaus, Lohaus Films, LLC.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3512).
EMRO. November 21, 2008. “To See If I Am Smiling.” Directed by Tamar Yarom. Distributed by Women Make Movies. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3415).

EMRO. November 21, 2008. “The Sari Soldiers.” Directed by Julie Bridgham. Distributed by Women Make Movies. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3416).
EMRO. November 21, 2008. “Afghan Muscles.” Directed by Andreas M. Dalsgaard. Distributed by The Cinema Guild, Inc. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3419).
EMRO. November 21, 2008. “Argentina Turning Around.” Co-Directors Mark Dwarkin and Melissa Young. Produced by Melissa Young. Distributed by Bullfrog Films. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3418).
EMRO. November 21, 2008. “Raised By Our Own Authority.”  Directed by Mauyricio Acosta. Produced by The Communication Network of the Association of Indigenous Councils of the North of Cauca. Distributed by Third World Media. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3417).
EMRO. September, 2008. “Democracy and Disappointment: On the Politics of Resistance Alain Badiou and Simon Critchley in Conversation.” Produced and Edited by Aaron Levy and Simon Critchley. Distributed by Microcinema International, Inc.  Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3335).
EMRO. September, 2008. “Four Wives – One Man.” Directed by Nahid Persson. Produced by Setareh Persson & Nahid Persson. Distributed by Women Make Movies. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3336).
EMRO. July, 2008. “
Three Times Divorced
.” Directed by Ibtisam Salh Mara’ana. Produced by Timna Goldstein Hattab & Gon.  Distributed by Women Make Movies. Retrievable (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3314).  

Awards/Honors and Invited Presentations
Am Jur Award for Legal Research and Writing, T.M. Cooley Law School, 1986
Am Jur Award in Insurance Law, St. Mary’s University, 1987
Phi Alpha Theta
Invited Speaker on Law of Search and Seizure, Ouachita Technical College, April, 2000

Research and Dissertation Interest

Conference Paper Presentations
2009, April 9: Projecting Terrorist Group Growth. Southwestern Social Sciences Association Annual Meeting Denver, CO.

Extremist and Terrorist Groups and Information and Communication Technologies: a Public Sphere for a Philosophy of Terrorism.
The Republic of Turkey: a Revolution in the Making?

Doctoral Advisory Committee
Dr. Lisa Zottarelli, Chair
Dr. Mahmoud Sadri
Dr. James Williams

Faculty-Student Enrichment Proposals

2009: Schusterman Center for Israeli Studies, Summer Institute for Israeli Studies Fellowship, Brandeis University, Waltham MA 02454.

 

MALCOLM L. RIGSBY
faculty

Sociology Department
Ouachita Baptist University
410 Ouachita St.
OBU Box 3770
Arkadelphia, AR 71998

rigsbyml@obu.edu


870.245.4285
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2008-2009 Academic Year