Dr. Surhita Basu Assistant Professor Department of Journalism & Mass Communication Women’s College, Calcutta [email protected]
:Academics:
Qualification Subject Year Institution National Eligibility Test Mass Communication & 2012 University Grants Commission Journalism State Eligibility Test Mass Communication & 2007 University Grants Commission Journalism Degrees: PhD Versions of News of a 2016 AJK Mass Communication Research Single Event: Its Impacts Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Reasons (International online journalism)
M. A. (Gold medalist) Mass Communication & 2006 Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata Videography M. A. English 2009 IGNOU B. A. English (Honors), Political 2004 Maulana Azad College, University of Calcutta Science, Bengali Diploma: Information Technology Fundamentals, Windows, 2005 Government of West Bengal & Excel Infocom Application Office, Visual FoxPro, Visual Pvt. Ltd. Basics, Access, SAD, Internet Certificates: One week Faculty Open Source Tools for 2020 Ramanujan College, University of Delhi & HRDC Development Programme Research Two weeks Faculty Managing Online Classes and Co- 2020 Ramanujan College, University of Delhi & HRDC Development Programme creating MOOCs 2.0 Two Days’ National Training of trainers, 2019 IGNOU-UNICEF, New Delhi Workshop on Media and course developers and Children subject experts Digital Media in Global Globalization, Online 2018 Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur, Age Media, Social Media, West Bengal & Ministry of Human International Media Resource Development, Government of India, Kharagpur, West Bengal Research Methodology in Qualitative methods, 2018 AK Dasgupta Centre for Planning & Social Sciences quantitative methods, Development, Visva-Bharati & NITI Ayog, sampling, data collection, Government of India, Shantiniketan, West Bengal data analysis, report writing, research ethics, STAT, SPSS, EViews etc
Orientation Programme - 2017 University Grants Commission-Human for College & University Resource Development Centre, Bangalore Teachers University, Karnataka Data-driven Journalism: Datajournalism 2013 Knight Centre for Journalism in the The Basic Americas, University of Texas, Austin (MOOC) Infographics & Data- Datajournalism 2013 Knight Centre for Journalism in the visualization Americas, University of Texas, Austin (MOOC) Training for Trainers on Development Journalism 2012 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale ‘Media for Disaster Risk Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Shillong, Reduction’ – Reporting Meghalaya disaster and disaster preparedness
SPSS in Research and Data SPSS 2010 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Analyses using SPSS 18.0 Beyond Web 2.0: Multimedia Journalism 2010 Deutsche Welle Akademie & IGNOU, New Delhi Multimedia Journalism & Social Media
Conference & Seminars:
Programme Title Paper Title Author/s Year International Webinar on Challenges of Post Pandemic & Social Media: The Dr. Surhita Basu 2020 COVID-19 Scenario: Communication & Other Usage of Internet during Sector by Vasanta College for Women, BHU Pandemic – An Exploration into the Functions of Communication BKGC & WBHRC’s International Conference on The Concept of Women’s Rights: Dr. Surhita Basu 2020 Human Rights: Context & Concerns, Howrah Construction of Perception through Popular Cinema National Seminar on Career Advancement Scheme (participation) - 2019 (CAS) and MOOCs, Maharaja Srischandra College, Kolkata International Seminar on Probing the Role and Social Media Take-over of Adda: Dr. Surhita Basu 2019 Impact of Social Media on Major Aspects of A Qualitative Study of Life and Contemporary Life, Asutosh College, Kolkata Living in Kolkata at the Age of Social Media XLII Indian Social Science Congress of Indian Students’ Movements and Social Dr. Surhita Basu 2018 Social Science Academy on Human Future in Media: Passive Revolution and Digital Era, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar Digital Capitalism 14th International Conference of Global Virtual Identities: Constructing and Dr. Surhita Basu 2018 Communication Association on Digital Inbound: Contesting Identities Ms. Sreoshi Bakshi Internet Communication and Beyond, Manipal A Qualitative Study on the Social University, Jaipur Media Users of India National Seminar on Gearing up for Changes: In (participation) - 2018 the accreditation process and implementation of the CBCS and CAS, Calcutta University, Kolkata National Seminar on Facets of Development Alternative Media and Dr. Surhita Basu 2018 Communication, Rabindra Bharati University, Performance Kolkata Theory: An Inquiry into the Practice International Seminar on Reinventing #nationalism post- globalization: Dr. Surhita Basu 2017 Nationalism, Secularism & Plurality: An Media Discourses & Deconstruction, Analysis of Tweets on JNU Guwahati University, Assam issue International Conference on Indo- Bangladesh Visual Politics: A Comparative Dr. Surhita Basu, 2017 Relations in the 21st Century, University of Analysis of Visual Representation M. Basit Kalyani, West Bengal of Prime Ministers in India & Bangladesh News Media National Seminar on Role of Media in Chaired a session on CGNetSwara - 2017 Contemporary Society, University of Calcutta & Hackers’ Gram, India National Seminar on Media & Marginality: Mediated Religion & Mediated Dr. Surhita Basu, 2017 Situating the Minority in Popular Narratives, Identity Ms. Tithi Bhowal Alia University, Kolkata UGC National Seminar on The Role of Media in Social Media & Passive Dr. Surhita Basu, 2017 Social, Economic & Political Development, Revolution Dr. K. S. Kusuma, University of Calcutta Ms. Kainat Sarfaraz UGC-CPE International Conference on Semantic Identity: Politics & Dr. Surhita Basu 2016 Gender & Empowerment, University of Calcutta, Gender Howrah International Conference on Communication and International News Flow and Ms. Surhita Basu 2015 Media Studies – Changing paradigm of media Coverage in Digital Age landscape in digital age 2.0, Amity University, Rajasthan ICSSR International Conference on Arab Spring: Manufacturing global Ms. Surhita Basu 2014 International Relations, Ravenshaw University, order Odissa 40th World Congress of the International Institute Images of the Body at the Ms. Surhita Basu, Dr. 2012 of Sociology, New Delhi Interface: Young Indian Muslim Smeeta Mishra Women and Social Networking Sites
13th International Conference on the Virtual News and Public Sphere: Ms. Surhita Basu 2010 Transformation of the Public Sphere, Forum on Discourse as Power Contemporary Theory, Chandigarh National Conference on e- eLearning: An e-Learning 2.0: The Ms. Surhita Basu 2009 Innovative Knowledge Oriented Framework, democratization of knowledge New Delhi
18th AMIC Annual Conference on Media, All that twitters is not gold: Dr. Alan Knight, 2009 Democracy, Governance: Emerging Where will young people get Ms. Surhita Basu Paradigms in a Digital Age, New Delhi their news?
Publications:
Basu, S. (2020). Anonymous city, anonymous talking. In B. More (Eds.), Emergent Technologies, New Media and the Cities. Champagne, IL: Common Ground Research Network, University of Illinois.
Basu, S. (2020). Audiences 2.0: Online movie streaming platforms and cinema audiences. In S. Biswal, K. S. Kusuma, & S. Mohanty (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema. Hershey: IGI Global.
Basu, S. (2019). Media and information ethics. In Access to Information, Study material for Appreciation Programme on Media and Information Literacy, Indira Gandhi National Open University. New Delhi: IGNOU.
Basu, S. (2019). Social media: The game changer. In K. S. Kusuma (Ed.), Media Content Production on Multiple Platforms, Study material, UGC-PG MOOC. New Delhi: Swayam, Government of India.
Basu, S., & Bakshi, S. (2019). Virtual identities: Constructing and contesting identities – A qualitative study of the social media users of India. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.), Global Perspectives on Media, Politics, Immigration, Advertising, and Social Networking (pp. 37-55). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Basu, S. (2018). Social media audience. In Digital Media, Study material for program on M. A. Mass Communication and Journalism, Indira Gandhi National Open University. New Delhi: IGNOU.
Basu, S., & Chanda, D. (2017). Global journalism ethics: Afghanistan Express and Charlie Hebdo. Global Media Journal , 8 (1).
Basu, S. (2016). Versions of News: Its Impact and Reasons - A sutdy of international news of website editions of newspapers from five different nations. Jamia Millia Islamia, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre. New Delhi: Shodhganga, Government of India.
Basu, S. (2016). International new flow and coverage in digital age: An analysis of online international news on Arab uprising. Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies , 5 (3), 158-165.
Mishra, S., & Basu, S. (2015). Family honor, cultural norms and social networking: Strategic choices in the visual self-presentation of young Indian Muslim women. Cyber-psychology: Journal of PSychosocial Research in Cyberspace , 8 (2).
Basu, S. (2015). Manufacturing global order through international news on Arab uprising. Journal of Global Communication , 8 (1), 62-73.
Khan, M., & Basu, S. (2012). National Eligibility Test: A Critique of Its Selection of Qualified Journalism Educators. Asia Pacific Media Educators , 22 (1), 135-141.
Basu, S. (2010). e-Learning 2.0: The democratization of knowledge. In e-Learning: An Innovative Knowledge PRiented Framework (pp. 208-218). New Delhi: Monika Publishers.
Knight, A., & Basu, S. (2009). All that twitters is not gold: Where will young people get their news? Media Asia , 36 (1), 5-11.
Professional Experiences:
Position Organization Year Assistant Professor Women’s College, Calcutta October, 2016 - University of Calcutta Assistant Professor Central University of Tamil Nadu June, 2016- September,2016 Assistant Professor (ad-hoc) Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi September, 2015 – May, 2016 Assistant Professor (contractual), Online AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, March, 2009- May, 2014 Journalism Jamia Millia Islamia Department Coordinator Convergent Journalism, AJK Mass April, 2011 – Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia December, 2012 Islamia Invited Lecture Post-graduate Department of Convergent Journalism, 2019 AJK Mass Communication Research Centre Invited Lecture Certificate Course on Human Rights 2017 in Women’s College, Calcutta Invited Lecture Post-graduate Department of English, Central 2016 University of Tamil Nadu Special Lectures PhD coursework, AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia 2016 Islamia Special Lectures Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, 2012-2013 Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi Special Lectures Indraprastha College for Women, University of 2011 Delhi Special Lectures PhD, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, 2015-16 Jamia Millia Islamia Guest Faculty Department of Mass Communication & 2008-2009 Videography, Rabindra Bharati University Executive – Creative Writing & Public Esprit Communication Pvt. Ltd. 2007-2009 Relations One-day national Seminar on Department of Journalism & Mass 2020 Documentary Film-making Communication, Women’s College, Calcutta Joint Coordinator, Two Days’ National Women’s College, Calcutta, Maulana Abul Kalam 2019 Seminar on Rabindranath, Swami Azad Institute of Asian Studies & Vedanta Vivekananda and The Asian Education & Welfare Society Consciousness One-Day National Seminar on Department of Journalism & Mass 2019 Photojournalism Communication, Women’s College, Calcutta Seminar on Documentary filmmaking: A Department of Journalism & 2017 Historical Perspective Mass Communication, Women’s College, Calcutta One-day National Seminar on Role of Department of Journalism & Mass 2017 Media in Contemporary Society Communication, Women’s College, Calcutta & Satyapriya Roy College of Education Trainer in joint Journalism training Centre universitaire d’enseignement du 2013 workshop for journalism students from Journalism, Strasbourg University & AJK Mass France and India Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia
Coordinator for Television Journalism Ministry of External Affairs, Government of 2013 workshop for journalists from Afghanistan India & Jamia Millia Islamia External Examiner – Viva, New Media and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashtha University, 2013 Mobile Communication New Delhi Joint-coordinator for Print Journalism Ministry of External Affairs, Government of 2010 workshop for journalists from Afghanistan India & Jamia Millia Islamia Joint-coordinator for Print Journalism Ministry of External Affairs, Government of 2009 workshop for journalists from Africa India & Jamia Millia Islamia Freelance reporter Probashimon.com 2007-2008 Citizen Journalist Instablogs.com 2005-2007 Content developer adppc.com 2005-2006
:Extra-curricular Activities:
Position Organization Year General Secretary, Howrah Branch Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2002-2005 NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) Controller, Education Formation Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2001-2005 NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) Member, Theatre Formation Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 1989- NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) General member Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 1989 – till date NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) Convener, Seminar on Illussion and Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2004 Interpretation of Reality NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) Convener, Seminar on Self and Other – Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2004 Conditioning by Hegemony and Political Dicta NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411)
Convener, Seminar on Politics of Knowledge Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2003 NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411) Convener, Seminar on Mental problem is not Changers’ Foundation Paribartak – an 2003 necessarily mental illness NGO (Reg. no.: S/1L/29411)
Certificate of Kathak dance (3rd year) Sangeet Bhushan Final by Pracheen 1994 Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
Languages known: Bengali, English, Hindi Office Address: Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, Women’s College, Calcutta, University of Calcutta, P – 29, Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue, Baghbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal. Pin: 700003. Phone (office): 91 033 2554 4540, 91 033 2533 2435 Institutional Fax number : 91 033 2533 – 2435
June, 2020