Sumita Chakravarty - Associate Professor, Culture and Media

Chakravarty, Sumita

Sumita Chakravarty

PhD, Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;
PhD, English, Lucknow University, India;
BA, Lucknow University, India

Associate Professor, Culture and Media

Profile:

What does it mean to be a responsible citizen of the world today? As scholar, teacher, program chair and curriculum builder, I am deeply committed to fostering a more nuanced understanding of our global culture, and to identifying the power and potentialities of media for human development.

Courses Taught:

Critical Perspectives on Media
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Introduction to Media Studies
Asian Cinemas

Recent Publications:

"Fragmenting the Nation: Images of Terrorism in Indian Popular Cinema" in Terrorism, Media, Liberation. 2005
"Communications and Community in the Global Era: Revisiting Raymond Williams" in Crossroads in Cultural Studies conference. 2004
"The Erotics of History: Gender and Transgression in New Asian Cinemas" in Rethinking Third World Cinema. 2003

Office Location:

The New School for General Studies
Dept. of Media Studies & Film
2 West 13th Street, Room 1206
New York, NY 10011

Office Hours:

Tues 1-2,Thurs 1-3pm

Phone Number/Extension:
212-229-8903 x4053

Email:
ChakravS@newschool.edu

Research Interests:

Globalization and media
Transnational cinema studies
Critical cultural theory
New technologies and their impact

Professional Affiliations:

Association for Cultural Studies
International Communication Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Awards and Honors:

2005 NS Faculty development grant
2004 NS Faculty development grant

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