B.A. (University of Calcutta);
Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean
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| Key Expertise | Mediated politics, digital activism, creative labour, and data and digital cultures |
B.A. (University of Calcutta);
Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Suruchi Mazumdar is an Associate Professor at Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University in India. She holds a PhD in communication studies from Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining her current position, she was a visiting scholar at University of Pennsylvania's Center for Global Communication Studies. Suruchi has teaching/ research interests in mediated politics and social movements, digital activism, creative labour, everyday data/ digital cultures in India and information/ data flow across South and Southeast Asia. Her upcoming and ongoing research address the themes of digital colonialism, citizenship, nationalism, digital transactions, and data activism. This work draws from political and international communication, political economy of media, critical scholarship of technology, and social movement studies. Her research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, and presented at prestigious conferences and multiple annual meetings of professional associations. Her research has been supported by the doctoral fellowship and fee-waiver awards for graduate studies at Nanyang Technological University, by Curtin Graduate School of Business, Perth Australia, Hong Kong Baptist University, and RMIT University Australia (in the form of research collaboration with faculty members), and the UNESCO (via research assistantship with the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre [AMIC]).
Media and Society
Indian Media History
Social Media and Society
Digital Empire and Data Wars
Big 'Other' is Watching: Politics of Big Data and Tech Justice (Elective)
Media and the Future of Work
Mazumdar, S. (2024). Politics As Fun: Countering Indian Digital Nationalism With Viral Videos. Television & New Media. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/15274764241280635
Mazumdar, S. (2024). Rethinking Digital Humanitarianism in Rohingya Refugee Camps. Article published in Tech Policy Press on June 28, 2024. https://www.techpolicy.press/rethinking-digital-humanitarianism-in-rohingya-refugee-camps/
Mazumdar, S. (2024). How the Rohingya mobilised digital solidarity. Article published on March 27, 2024. https://360info.org/how-the-rohingya-mobilised-digital-solidarity/
Mazumdar, S. (2021). Profit Versus Partisan Causes In Diverse Ownership Models: A Case Study of Mainstream Newspapers In East Indian City of Kolkata. Asia Pacific Media Educator. Published on October 7 2021 (online first): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1326365X211048571
Mazumdar, S. (2021). India Strong State and Weak Media Accountability. In S. Fengler, T. Eberwein & M. Karmasin (Eds.) Global Handbook of Media Accountability (pp. 389-398). London and New York: Routledge.
Mazumdar, S. (2019). Free Market Media, Democracy and Partisanship: A Case Study of Kolkata’s Newspapers’ Coverage of Anti-Industrialisation Protests. International Journal of Communication, 13 (2019), pp. 1077–1098.
George, C., Zeng, Y. & Mazumdar, S. (2019). Navigating conflicts of interest at the organisational level: 10 Asian exemplars’ ethical standards. Journalism, pp. 1-17.
Mazumdar, S. (2019). Withstanding the pressure of lost government advertising revenue. In Media Asia, 45 (1-2), pp. 7-9.
Mazumdar, S (2019). Journalists and Trade Unions in Kolkata’s Newspapers: Whither collective action? International Journal of Media Studies, 1 (1).
Mazumdar, S. (2013). Beijing’s bold, global quest for soft power. China’s media investments may not grow its influence. In Media Asia, 40 (2), pp. 98-104.
Mazumdar, S. (2013). Whistleblowers: More threatened than threatening? In Media Asia, 40 (3), pp. 198-203.Mazumdar, S. (2013). Transnational elements in Hong Kong and Hindi film industries: a comparative analysis. In Schaefer, D. and Karan, K. (eds.), Bollywood and Globalization The global power of popular Hindi cinema (pp. 44-60). London and New York: Routledge.
| smazumdar@jgu.edu.in | |
| Key Expertise | Mediated politics, digital activism, creative labour, and data and digital cultures |