A F MATHEW

Books (Edited)

Some Essays on Postmodernism, Globalisation and the Media, 2008, MICA Publications, Ahmedabad

Published articles in Books

“Minorities, Human Rights and the Indian Media” in Media, Religion and Representations: South Asian Perspectives, Joshva Raja (editor); 2005, WACC, London.

Special Issue Editor

Edited a special issue on Globalisation and Culture in the journal Society and Management, Vol 3 No 1 January 2014, SAGE.

Published Refereed Academic Papers

“The Kerala Experience in Campaign, Planning and Decentralisation”, in My Society, Vol. V, No. 1-2, 2010 (appeared in 2012).

“Cinema and the Political”, in Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2010.

“Back to Marx? Some Philosophical Reflections”, in Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2010.

“The Question of Art and Cinema: Some Material and Philosophical Perspectives” in Media Asia, Vol. 37, No. 3; Singapore, 2010.

“The Case of Development Communication: Perspectives, Issues and Trends”, in Palabra Clave, Vol. 13, No.1, 2010, Bogota, Colombia.

“Human Rights: Some Thoughts and Perspectives”, in Indian Journal of Human Rights and Social Justice, Vol. 4, No 1-2, 2009, Jan-Dec.

“Some Narratives on Kashmir and the Indian Media” in Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. 41, No 3, 2007.

“Minorities, Human Rights and the Indian Media” in the Indian Journal of Secularism, Vol. 8, No. 3, October –December (also reprinted in an edited book).

“Imperialism and the Media” in The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 57, No. 3-4 July-December 2004.

“The ‘Economics of Globalisation”, in Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. 39, No1, March 2004.

“Media, Messages and the Campaign”, (With Chanchal Shaktawat), in the Journal of Communication Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, July-September 2003.

“Culture and Communication: A theoretical Framework” in Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 54, No 3-4, July – Dec 2001.

“Sabarimala: Symbol of Inclusive Syncretism (with J.J. Roy Burman) in the Indian Journal of Secularism, Vol. 4, No 4, January – March 2001.

Published Working Papers

“Political Economy of the Media: A Marxist Approach; Published by Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, IIMK/WPS/136/HLA/2013/22, August 2013

Other Published Articles and Reports (Non Refereed)

“On Islamophobia: A biased Notion” in The Indian Currents, Vol. 18, No 30, July, 2006; New Delhi.

“Indian Polity: Contradictions Galore”, in the Indian Currents, Vol. XV, No 45, Nov 9th, 2004, New Delhi.

“People’s Democracy”, in the Indian Currents, Vol. XV, No. 46, Nov 16th, 2004, New Delhi.

“A Note on Caste in India” in Discourse, (Guest editor: Gulmina Billal) Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec 2001.

Associate, on the Report of the Slum Demolitions at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Govandi, Mumbai, April 2000.

Associate, All India Civil Liberties fact-finding Report (Where the dead spoke the Truth) on Human rights violations, published by APCLC, Hyderabad, 1999.

Associate for the Report titled “Death in the Valley” on the situation in Kashmir. Published by LSHS and CPDR, 1995.

Associate for the Report on India’s role in the formulation and implementation the UN Social Mandates. Published by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1994.

Refereed International Conference Presentations

“Populism and Polarization in India” paper presented at the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sofia University, on 29th November, 2024, held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

“India and the Outsider: Strategies and Goals of Hindu nationalism”, paper presented at the Institute of Middle and Far East, Department of South Asian Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, 11-12 December, 2017 held in Krakow, Poland (Sponsored by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode).

“Partitioned Boundaries: A Case of Subsumed History”, paper presented at the International conference on Partitioned Politics: A Comparative Perspective held at the University of Tokyo on 3 February 2014 held in Tokyo, Japan.

“Naturalising Patriarchy”, paper presented at the International Conference on Women’s Studies 2013, organized by Centre for Research and Development (ICRD), 16 July 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“The City, the Veil and Many Women”, Paper presented at the ‘Cities, Connectivity and Creativity’ Conference held at the Kadir Has University at Istanbul, Turkey, 13-17 July 2011.

“The Case of Development Communication: Issues, Perspectives and Trends”, presented at the World Media Economics Conference held at La Sabana University, Bogota, Colombia, 2-6 June 2010 (Sponsored by Mudra Institute of Communications, MICA).

“Media and Imperialism”; Paper presented at the International Conference on Media Divides held at Stockholm University, Sweden, 19-25 July 2008

“A Review of Perspectives in Development Communication: A Case for Ideology”; paper presented at the 50th Anniversary Conference of IAMCR held in Paris, France, 23-25 July 2007, Jointly coordinated by UNESCO and the Sorbonne University, Paris.

“Human Rights, Kashmir, and the Indian media: the case of subsumed history, representations and persistence resistance”; paper presented at the 14th AMIC Annual conference on Media and Society in Asia held at the Communication University of China (CUC) in Beijing, China, 18-25 July 2005 (Sponsored by MICA, Ahmedabad).

“Minorities, Human Rights and the Indian Media”, Paper presented at the workshop on Minority representation held at Kathmandu, 14-17 April 2004, WACC.

“Postmodernism, Ideology and Film”, Paper presented at the Tokyo Urban Tech University, at Tokyo, Japan, 9-11 March 2004.

Other International lectures/ Assignments (Invited)

Member of the International Jury of the Boeart Project on “Banality of Evil” (for the categories of Sculpture, Photography, Performance Art, Fine Art, Installation and Short Film), Berlin, Germany 2020. Final awards were presented in Berlin on Sept 11 2020.

“Caste in the Indian Sub-continent: A System of Exclusion”, Invited Annual Lecture at the spring Colloquium titled ‘Textures of Discrimination: Race, Caste and everyday feelings of Exclusion’ at Brown University, Rhode Island, USA on 11 April 2018.

 “Indian Nation and the Outsider” lecture delivered at the Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan on the 4 February 2014.

“Nationality Movements” lectured delivered at the Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan on the 6 February 2014.

Two lectures titled “Caste in India” and “Race and Gender in Advertising” at the Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan on 9-10 December 2010. This is part of the University’s Kogakuin English Lecture Series (KELS).

Has delivered a series of lectures in media studies and the question of Art at the South Asia Workshop on Human Rights organised by SAFHR, Kathmandu, Nepal on 26 July – 4 August 2003.

“Caste, Class and Gender” lecture delivered at the Kathmandu School of Law, Bhaktapur, Nepal (August 2003).

Has completed the Second International South Asian Orientation course on Human Rights organised by SAFHR, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1-15 September 2001.

Has completed the training programme on Peace, Conflict and Development at the United Nations’ Mandated University Para La Paz, San Jose, Costa Rica, 10-31 January 2009.

Refereed National Seminar Presentations (Invited)

“Caste and its' many manifestations” paper presented at the National Seminar on the politics of visuality at Sacred Hearts College, Cochin (MG University) on 18 August 2023.

“Cinema and Spaces: A tool for inclusion”, paper presented at the Architecture and People International Conference (APIC 2020) held at Rizvi College of Architecture, University of Bombay, on 26 February 2020.

“The Idea of Truth and Caste”, paper presented in the Annual International Conference on ‘Truth’ in collaboration with Singularities, a Transdisciplinary Biannual Research Journal, held at the KAHM Government Women’s College, Kerala, on 29 January 2019.

“Memories of Underdevelopment: Construction of Communal Identities”, paper presented at the Dr. Thottakkara Memorial National Seminar held at Sacred Hearts College, Cochin on 13 December 2018 (Plenary session).

“Psychology in the service of Racism”, paper presented at UGC National Seminar on ‘Psychology: What is, What not’, held at the Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, 2 March, 2018.

“Popular Hindi Cinema: Some critical observations”, paper presented at the National seminar on ‘Popular Cinema: History and Readings’, at the Post-graduate department of Malayalam, Government Arts and Science College, Kozhikode, 16 November 2017.

“Towards a Brahminical Consolidation of India”, paper presented at the national Workshop in ‘Dalit Discourses: New engagements’ at the Post-graduate department of English, Government Women’s College, Kannur, Kerala, 25 October 2017.

“Media and Society in the Digital Age: Issues and Perspectives”, Paper presented in the UGC National conference held at the University of Calicut, Kerala, 29 January 2015.

“Media, Technology and Families”, Paper presented at the International Conference on ‘Changing World, Changing Families’ organized by the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), 5 January 2015.

“Ineffective Climaxes: Issues in Indian Cinema”, paper presented at the National Seminar on Indian Cinema organized by the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (Government of West Bengal) in Calcutta, 20 September 2014.

“Cinema, Photography and Social Media” paper presented at the conference on Humanitarian Disasters, Human Rights Violations and Social Media Journalism organized by the British High Commission at Calcutta; 11 -14 December 2013.

“Nationalism and its Discontents”, paper presented at the UGC National Seminar on Democratic Space: A Human Rights Perspective organized by Mangalore University Political Science Teachers Association (Mangalore University) and St. Mary’s College in Shirva, Udupi between 15 -16 February 2013.

“Nations and the Subaltern Experience”, paper presented at the International Conference on Information and Communication for Development, at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Ratnam College held at the University of Mumbai, 4-7 October 2012.

“Curriculum Development: Perspectives on Teaching Methodologies” held at Jaipur by Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi; Alternate Law Forum, Bangalore and Central University, Rajasthan between 1-3 November 2012.

“Race and Advertising: An Overview”; paper presented at the UGC-SAP National seminar on Visual Culture held the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) between 27-30 March 2008.

“Constructing Political Narratives through Photography” at the A. R. Sen Memorial Seminar Series organized by Katha-Xavier’s Centre for Translation at Ahmedabad on 25 September 2004.

Globalisation and Communalism” at the National Dialogue towards culture and Harmony organised by the Government of Karnataka and RBG, Udupi, 28-29 December 2002.

 “Some notes on the political economy of globalisation” at the UGC National seminar on Liberalisation: Its Impact on State and Society in India held at the Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 26-27 March 2002.

 “The Indian State and the Question of human rights” at the UGC National Seminar held at the University of Mysore, 20-21 February 2002.

 “The Kerala Model and Adoor’s Films” in a seminar on Film and Politics organised by the Department of Politics, University of Madras, 28 March 2001 (co-author Seema Nair, MIC).

“Rethinking Globalisation” at the UGC National Seminar on Globalisation, held at SNDT University, Mumbai, 15-16 February 2001.

Other invited National Lectures / Assignments

“Caste and its Numerical manifestations”, Guest talk delivered at the Kerala School of Mathematics on 13th April, 2024.

“Gender, caste and Cinema” lectures at Christ University, Bangalore on 19 to 21st August 2019.

 “Pedagogy of Creative teaching” public lecture held at Sir Syed College, Kannur University on 3 August 2019.

“Managing Diversity: Issues and Perspectives” public lecture for School Principals in Chennai titled “Balancing Purpose and Technology: A conclave for School Principals” organised by VIT Vellore on 15 December 2018.

“Gender and Communications” lecture organised by the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication (part of the Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry) on 14th June 2017 and 26 November 2018.

 “Globalisation and the Media” training lecture for college teachers on at the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), University of Calicut, Kerala, 1 October 2018

“Cinema and Ideology” training lecture for college teachers at the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), University of Calicut, Kerala, 5 March 2018.

External Expert, Staff Selection Committee for selection of Assistant professors at Kannur University, 17 August 2018.

 “Need for Diversity in Indian Society” lecture at the annual IC3 Conference for South India School Principals held at Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, on 29 April 2017.

“Technology Enhanced Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences” lecture at the DDU Kendra, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, on 8 March 2017 (University teachers’ training).

“Looking beyond the Curriculum: Issues in Management Education”, Key note address in the International seminar on Management Curriculum at the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore, 18 March 2016.

“On the Question of Identity”, plenary address at EMEA College, Calicut, 18 February 2016.

“An Overview of Indian Regional Cinema” lecture at the regional symposium on cinema at the LJ Institute of Media and Communications, Ahmedabad, 6 February 2016.
 “Issues that confront us”, Keynote address at the 76th Annual meet of School Principals of India held at Lawrence School, Ooty, India, 2 December 2015

‘Caste in India’ key note lecture at the workshop “India Ki Khoj” organized by IIT, Gandhinagar and Caltech, USA on 22 June 2013.

‘’Caste and the need for positive affirmative action’’ key note lecture at the UGC Equal Opportunity Centre, SS College (University of Calicut), Mallappuram, Kerala on 25 August 2012.

 “Globalisation, Media, Internet and Human Disasters” lecture at the CRG workshop on forced Displacement held in Kolkata on 12 December 2007; organised by the CRG, UNHCR and the Brookings Institution.

‘Race and Advertising’ plenary lecture at the International conference on Marketing and Society held at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode between 8-10 April 2007.

 “Politics of the Image” lecture at the Film Appreciation Course (FA) organised by the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune on 22 May 2006.

“On Communication Curriculum” lecture at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre Workshop on Research and Evaluation Syllabus held at Jamia Millia Islamia University, 9-10 March 2006, New Delhi.

Has been on the panel for faculty selection at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad on 16 May 2006.

“Political Economy of Globalisation” lecture at the National seminar titled ‘Indian Crafts: Future in a Globalising World’ at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad on 26 November 2005.

“Minorities and Human Rights” lecture at the UGC National Seminar on “Democracy, Human Rights and Minorities: An Interface” between 18-19 March 2005 at Milagres College, Kallianpur, Udupi, Karnataka.

“On trends in contemporary media” at the Strategic Media Management and Planning (SMMP) professional executive programme organised by MICA at Ahmedabad on 18 February 2005.

“Imperialism, Globalisation and the Media” at the MICA seminar on “Globalising Media” on 2 November 2004 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

“Economic Imperatives for Security” lecture delivered at the 44th National Defence College (NDC) Course on 29 October 2004 at New Delhi.

“On Islamic Culture” at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, India (September 2003).

Panelist for a one-day seminar on “Operation of International Capital since 1980’s” organised by Equations, Bangalore on 29 March 2001.

Post-Doctoral Supervision

Supervised the post-doctoral work of Rajani Ramachandran on Autism and its social ramifications for society and parents. She was the first ICSSR Postdoctoral fellow at IIM Kozhikode. Her monograph was published by Autism (Sage).