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I have yet to see #AllWeImagineAsLight, but this evocative review by my PhD student Uttaran Das Gupta urges us to see it quite soon

Congratulations to our former student Dr Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya who graduated today with her PhD from the Faculty of Arts, Design & Media at Birmingham City University. Her thesis examined the representation of white femininity in post-2000s Bollywood cinema. Well done Dr Lex!

It was a very nice morning, though very cold outside. Got to catch up with the goodness that is Indy Hunjan Kala Phool, visited St Paul's Church for a quiet moment and lit a candle, and met a former student after their PhD graduation. Thank you Thursday

#HappyLohri to all celebrating. Here's a much needed read about the origins of the festival and gender by RaveetaWrites raveetawritesdotcom.wordpress.com/2022/01/13/how…

Well done to my colleagues Karen Patel, Annette Naudin & Kala Phool for the @CEDIA_BCU conf today at Birmingham City University 'Inequalities and Diversity in the Media and Creative Industries'. Always inspired by them & Lara Ratnaraja & Dr Yemisi Akinbobola who show us the way well in the diversity space

Getting ready for Pune

Thank you team Pramana 2025. Day 2 consisted of stimulating panels and discussions, including on AI and the creative industries, the Indian manosphere online, digital narratives, content creators and caste politics.

Friends and colleagues at Christ University, Ghaziabad see you on 5 Feb. Looking forward

Arrived at Christ University, Ghaziabad this eve ahead of my talk tmrrw. I was greeted by a billboard sized poster on the Uni's main building. This was unnerving at first, but then I embraced the stardom 🤭. Met the smart & hospitable Dr Tanupriya for the first time too. Thank u

Looking fwd to presenting my The Leverhulme Trust funded new research on E-Bollywood examining Amitabh Bachchan's online star persona at Christ University this morning

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In tribute to the news of the death of Indian film actor & director Manoj Kumar, I'm posting my open access/free book chapter which examines songs & music from 'Purab Aur Pachhim/East and West', perhaps one of his most popular films ever. Available at: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

I'm looking forward to meeting and interacting with colleagues at Dublin City University's South Asia Conference next week

For showing us the way and inspiring a young teenage Dalit boy in the diaspora. Happy Ambedkar Jayanti. Jai bhim 🙏🏽 #AmbedkarJayanti2025

It was a pleasure to meet Cauvery Madhavan in Dublin last week. We had a fascinating roundtable on diaspora, migration & creativity Ireland India Inst.'s South Asia conference. Plus she kindly presented me with one of her books with a special inscription - who am I to disagree...

When it's been that kinda week and only Limca and fresh mango lassi will do on a Sunday eve...

Welcome back to Birmingham & Birmingham City University to Dr Dr Vishal Chauhan. He joins us with his 3 year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship on 'De-coding Dalit Representation in OTT Web Series and Amongst Its Audience'. Looking fwd to working with him as a colleague & mentor on this timely project

Finally getting round to read this... kaveree bamzai

An interesting day at the University Birmingham City University discussing British bhangra music with these good people

Some news. I have been appointed as Deputy Chair of Sub-panel 25 Area Studies for REF 2029. I am delighted to work with Prof Susan Hodgett UEA as Chair. We look forward to exploring & assessing the exciting research & impact at UK universities 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/appointme…