Ph.D., Ohio University CAPC, New York University M.A. and B.A., University of Calcutta, India
World Area Of Focus:
• International 50%-74% • Middle East Less than 10% • South Asia 10%-24%
Languages:
• Bengali (native/bilingual proficiency) • Hindi (native/bilingual proficiency)
Specialization:
The social and political role and impact of communication technologies in developed and developing nations. Mass Communication in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other south Asian nations. Communication technologies, Internet issues and concepts The future of communication
Relevant Experience:
USIA fellowship to study political culture in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany; worked with many international news agencies
Distinctions:
• 2014-2015 AEJMC-Scripps Howard Foundation Award for Researcher of the Year (2014-15)
Dissertations and Theses Supervised in Past 5 Years:
India, Technology, Media
Relevant Courses Taught:
JoMC 349 Introduction to Internet Issues and Concepts
JoMC 713: The Global Impact of New Communication Technologies JOMC 710: “Computing Concepts and Issues: Power Tools for the Mind”
Recent Publications:
• 2018 Shaw, Donald L., Aikat, Deb, Weaver, David H., Vargo, Chris J. & Minooie, Milad. Agendamelding: How We Use Digital Media to Create Personal Community. New York, NY: Peter Lang. [Scholarly book scheduled for publication in 2018
• 2017 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (scheduled for publication in 2017). Who’s a Journalist? News in the Digital Age. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
• 2016 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2016 - in press). Curbing corruption and cronyism: Social media transform free speech and journalism in India. In M. Bhattacharyya (Ed.) Crony journalism: An overview (pp. 1-35 per galley proof in press). Kolkata, India: Visva-Bharati University Press.
• 2016 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” & Mazumdar, Abhijit. (2016- in press). Media cronies for sale: Paid news in India has disrupted press freedom and violated ethical conduct. In M. Bhattacharyya (Ed.) Crony journalism: An overview (pp. 41-63 per galley proof in press). Kolkata, India: Visva-Bharati University Press.
• 2016 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2016). Empowering “pub-going, loose and forward women” to rebel: India’s social media foster activism and exchange of ideas. In W. Jia (Ed.) Intercultural communication: Adapting to emerging global realities (pp. 157-178). San Diego, CA: Cognella.
• 2015 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2015). Post-racial pride and prejudice: Media depictions of racial conflict in the networked public sphere. In R. W. Davis & A. Patterson-Masuka (Eds.), Intercultural communication for global engagement (pp. 137-159). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
• 2015 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2015). Friending Facebook, embracing YouTube and trusting Twitter: The intercultural influence of social media in India’s networked public sphere. In D. Broudy, J. Klaehn, & J. Winter (Eds.) News from Somewhere: A reader in communication and challenges to globalization (pp. 107-124). Eugene, OR: Wayzgoose Press.
• 2015 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2015). Theorizing India’s networked public sphere: The role of digital media and intercultural communication in the world’s largest democracy. In R. W. Davis & A. Patterson-Masuka (Eds.), Intercultural communication for global engagement (pp. 168-191). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
• 2015 Ha, Jin Hong, Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” & Jung, Eun Hwa (2015). Theories and messages in South Korean antismoking advertising. Health Communication, 30 (10), pp. 1022-1031. DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.915075. [Online version available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2014.915075]
• 2014 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2014). Imagine an app for that: Using science fiction prototypes to conceptualize media tools that empower people. “New media - a critical introspection” special issue of the Global Media Journal,-Indian Edition, 5(1), (summer, Jun. 2014), pp. 1-24. Online version available at http://www.caluniv.ac.in/global-mdia-journal/ARTICLE-JUNE-2014/A_1_new.pdf
• 2014 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2014). The rise of a networked public sphere: The role of social media in India’s media landscape. “Social Media in Asia” special issue of the International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies, 4(1), (Jan.-Jun. 2014). pp. 61-73. [doi:10.10.4018/ijicst.2014010105] Online version available at http://www.igi-global.com/article/the-rise-of-a-networked-public-sphere/115161
• 2013 Aikat, Debashis “Deb.” (2013). Big data dilemmas: The theory and practice of ethical big data mining for socio-economic development. In H. Rahman & I. Ramos (Eds.), Ethical data mining applications for socio- economic development (pp. 106-130). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. DOI:10.4018/978-1-4666-4078-8.ch006 web: http://www .igi-global.com/chapter/big-data-dilemmas/76259
• 2012 Aikat, Debashis. 'Streaming Violent Genres Online:Visual Images in Music Videos on BET.com, Country.com, MTV.com, and VH1.com," special theme issue "Digital Music Delivery:Its Past, Present, and Future." Popular Music and Society (in press). In Press
• 2001 Aikat, Debashis. 'Pioneers of the Early Digital Era:Innovative Ideas that Shaped Computing in 1833-1945,' in special theme issue on the history of new media "Historical Approach to Understanding the Future Adoption and Diffusion of New Media Technologies 2001
• 2000 Aikat, Debashis "Deb." "A New Medium for Organizational Communication:Analyzing Web Content Characteristics of Fortune 500 Companies," in special issue on "Communication as a Constitutive Process in Organizing and Organizations" of Electronic Journal of 2000
• 2000 Also published in French:Aikat, Debashis "Deb", "Un nouveau support pour la communication organisationnelle:Analyse des proprietes du contenu du Web3 de 500 societes qui figurent sur la liste de la revue Fortune," in special issue on " La communication en 2000
• 1998 Aikat, Debashis 'Deb.' "News on the Web:Analyses of Usage Trends of an Online Newspaper," Convergence , The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 4, no. 4 (Winter 1998) special issue on "Journalism and New Media Technologies." p. 94-110. 1998
• 1996 Aikat, Debashis and Aikat, Shish, "Shared Techniques Between Print and Online Documentation," Refereed research paper published in the book:Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group for DOCumentation (SIGDOC) Con 1996
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