ICA 2020 Pre Conference - Digital Cultures of South Asia

ICA’s 2020 Digital Cultures of South Asia virtual pre-conference—with over 25 presenters from five different countries—brings together established and emerging scholars whose innovative work investigates key dimensions of the vibrant digital culture in the South Asian region. Organizers: Radhika Parameswaran, Sangeet Kumar, Kalyani Chadha, Adrian Athique and Pradip Thomas Program for the Pre-conference (All Times in EST unless starred*) 7:30 AM– 7:40 AM Introductions/Radhika Parameswaran 7:40 AM – 8:30 AM Keynote Talk/Introduction by Sangeet Kumar *1:40 PM - 2:30 PM CEST Sahana Udupa, "Shadow Politics: Front Stage and the Veneer of Volunteerism, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany" (Live) 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Continue Q&A/Break Panel I (India & Hong Kong Group I: 4 panelists/Chair Kalyani Chadha) 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM USA EST, Digital Divides & Cultures of Contention and Consumption *6:15 PM -7:30 PM (IST) / 8:45 PM - 10 PM HKT Presenters: 1) Aasim Khan & Sarayu Natarajan 2) Naznin Sultana 3) Jasdeep Kaur Chandi & Kulveen Trehan 4) Muhammad Masood. 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break Panel II (India Group II: 3 panelists/Chair Radhika Parameswaran) 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM USA EST, Digital Dynamics of Journalism, Pandemics, and Self-Branding *7:45 PM – 9:00 PM IST Presenters: 1) Joyojeet Pal 2) Aditi Surie 3) Mrinal Chatterjee and Sambit Pal 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Break (Lunch) Panel III (USA Group I: 5 panelists/Chair Sangeet Kumar) 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM USA EST, Gender, Caste and Language Inequalities in the Digital Ecosystem Presenters: 1)Purba Das 2) Pallavi Rao 3) Anushah Hossain 4) Emily Edwards, Oladoyin Olubukola Abiona, Sarah Ellen Ford, Olayombo Tejumade Raji-Oyelade, Radhika Gajjala, & Riddhima Sharma 5) Mallika Khanna 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Break Panel IV (USA Group II: 5 panelists/Chair Radhika Parameswaran) 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM USA EST, Conceptual Architectures, Political Activism, and Digital Empowerment Presenters: 1) Aswin Punathambekar and Srirram Mohan 2) Dhiraj Murthy 3) Anirban Baishya 4) Sudeshna Roy 5) Bharat Suri 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Break Panel V (Australia & New Zealand Group I: 4 panelists/Chair Kalyani Chadha) 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM USA EST, Postcolonial Resistance, Social Change, and Entrepreneurial Culture *May 22nd 6:00 AM – 7:15 AM AEST / 8AM - 9:15 NZST--Next day for Australia & New Zealand group Presenters: 1) Mohan Dutta 2) Bunty Avieson 3) Pradip Sarkar 4) Joseph Kolapudi 5:15 – 5:30 PM Break Panel VI (Only Australia Group II: 5 panelists/Chair Sangeet Kumar) 5:30 – 7:00 PM USA EST, Electoral Politics, State Regulation, and Collective Media Making *May 22nd 7:30 AM – 9 AM AEST Presenters: 1) Usha Rodrigues and Michael Niemann 2) Bondy Valdovinos Kaye & Smith Mehta 3) Shweta Kishore 4) Abdul Aziz 5)Pradip Thomas