Thematic Areas

Thematic Areas

Explore our key focus areas for impactful change.

Transnational Media and Cultural Politics

Cultural Hybridization; Cultural Representation, Hegemony, and Identity Politics; Local Resistance to Global Media; Digital Platforms and Audiences; and Transnational Media Consumption and Fandom

Social Movement, Activism, and Protest Culture

Grassroots Activism in South Asia; Slogans, Graffiti, and Resistance; Post-media and post-digital protest culture; Crowdsourcing and Citizen Journalism; and Post-/decolonial perspectives of social movement

Digital Culture in South Asia

Content Creation, Social Media Influencers; Platformization of Vernacular Cultures; AI and Culture in South Asia; Platform and Surveillance Capitalism; and Data Sovereignty and Colonialism

Media Regulation, Governance, and Policy

Media Ownership and State Regulation; Data Protection and Privacy Law; Intellectual Property Rights; Digital Surveillance and Control; and Media Policy and Democracy

Media Education and Media Literacy

Critical Media Literacy; Digital and Information Literacy; Journalism and Media Education in South Asia; Children and Media; and Media Literacy for Social Change